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Lymphocytes in Medical Technology

Markers in Blood and Spinal Fluid, and a New Imaging Agent, Show Promise for Early Detection of Alzheimer's

... directly cause their death. The equivalent cell cycle defect is found in lymphocytes of people with Alzheimer's. lymphocytes are white blood cells in the immune system that can easily be collected ...

Trubion Announces Initiation of Phase I/II Clinical Trial of TRU-015 for the Treatment of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

... immunity. In the United States, 85 percent of all cases of NHL come from B lymphocytes (B cells) and 15 percent from T lymphocytes (T cells). About 63,190 new cases of NHL will occur this year in the ...

MacroGenics and Lilly Achieve Targeted Patient Enrollment in PROTEGE, a Global Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of Teplizumab in Type 1 Diabetes

... for the treatment of individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes, is a humanized monoclonal antibody engineered to alter the function of the T lymphocytes that mediate the destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of the pancreas. Teplizumab binds to an epitope of the CD3-epsilon ...

Trubion Announces Positive Data From a Phase 1 / 2 Study of TRU-016 for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

... course of four to 12 weeks. Beginning with the 0.1 mg/kg dose, evidence of biologic activity was observed. The median reduction in peripheral lymphocytes was 67% and was as high as 98%. Two patients with leukemia cutis had complete or partial clearance of skin lesions. One patient had a 36% reduction ...

Agennix Receives Fast Track Designation From FDA for Talactoferrin in Combination With Sunitinib for Renal Cell Carcinoma

... Following maturation, these dendritic cells activate Natural Killer (NK) and Natural Killer T-cells (NK-T) of the innate immune pathway and CD8+ lymphocytes of the adaptive immune pathway. Initiating the immune response in the GALT, and away from the tumor, reduces the effect of anti-immune factors ...

Study Demonstrates that AHCC(R) Enhances Immune System by Increasing the Production of Key Dendritic Cells

... DC2). Other parameters measured included mixed-leukocyte reaction (MLR), natural killer (NK) cell activity, the proliferative response of T lymphocytes toward mitogen (phytohemagglutinin [PHA]) and cytokine production of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, interferon gamma-gamma, and (alpha)-tumor ...

Three Studies Presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting Showed Response to Treatment with Campath(R) in Patients with High-Risk CLL

... by the accumulation of functionally immature white blood cells (lymphocytes) in the bone marrow, blood, lymph tissue and other organs. Two types of lymphocytes are present in the blood, B cells and T cells. The majority of this patient population (90 percent) suffers from a subtype called B-cell chronic ...

Medarex Announces Enhanced Activity Data with Second Generation Anti-CD30 Antibody for Malignant Lymphoma

... today results from a preclinical study for MDX-1401, a second-generation non-fucosylated version of MDX-060 that targets CD30, a marker for activated lymphocytes that is present on the malignant cells of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) as well as other CD30-expressing cancers. MDX-1401 demonstrated almost a doubling ...

Medarex Announces Initiation of Phase 1b Clinical Development Program with MDX-1106 for the Treatment of Cancer

... fully human antibody designed to target and inhibit the function of PD-1 (programmed cell death 1), a receptor expressed on the surface of activated lymphocytes (T-cells). The binding of PD-1 with one of two ligands (PD-L1 or PD-L2) is an important negative regulation pathway that suppresses or inhibits ...

Study Demonstrates That AHCC(R) Provides Immune Enhancement Against the West Nile Virus

... increased the production of West Nile Virus-specific IgM, IgG and T cells in young mice. Producing higher levels of these critical antibodies and lymphocytes is essential in helping the immune system protect itself from infection. AHCC also had an effect in aged mice but it was not as strong as on young ...

MabVax Therapeutics Closes Two Licensing Agreements With Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

... eventual commercialization of these vaccines. The second license agreement grants MabVax exclusive rights to the use of the licensed vaccines and lymphocytes from successfully vaccinated clinical trial participants. MabVax plans to rescue antibodies from these patient samples to create a pipeline of fully ...

Alexion Secures U.S. Patent for ALXN6000, a First-In-Class Anti-CD200 Monoclonal Antibody

... the United States. Approximately 4,000 people in this country are expected to die of CLL during 2008. (3) CLL, which involves production of abnormal lymphocytes (white blood cells) starts in the bone marrow and can spread through the blood to the lymph nodes, spleen, liver and other parts of the body. (3) ...

Medarex Highlights Strength in Antibody Development and Underlying Pipeline Strategy at R&D Day Event in New York City

... the TNF family that is highly expressed on multiple cancers, including renal cell carcinoma, lymphoma and glioblastoma. CD70 expression on activated lymphocytes may also be implicated in autoimmune diseases. Data from the ongoing Phase 1 trial in clear cell renal carcinoma is expected in 2009. Additional ...

Preliminary Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Data of Investigational Anti-PD-1 Antibody Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

... fully human antibody designed to target and inhibit the function of PD-1 (programmed cell death 1), a receptor expressed on the surface of activated lymphocytes (T-cells) that is involved in the system of negative regulation for the suppression of activated lymphocytes. Preclinical studies suggest that ...

New Data Show TORISEL Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

... AST (38%), and leukopenia (32%). Most common Grades 3/4 adverse events included asthenia (11%), dyspnea (9%), hemoglobin decreased (20%), lymphocytes decreased (16%), glucose increased (16%), phosphorus decreased (18%) and triglycerides increased (44%). Strong inducers of CYP3A4/5 (e.g., ...

New Analyses Presented at ASCO Reaffirmed Efficacy and Safety of TORISEL in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

... AST (38%), and leukopenia (32%). Most common Grades 3/4 adverse events included asthenia (11%), dyspnea (9%), hemoglobin decreased (20%), lymphocytes decreased (16%), glucose increased (16%), phosphorus decreased (18%) and triglycerides increased (44%). Strong inducers of CYP3A4/5 (e.g., ...

TARGETED GENE DELIVERY SIGNALS CANCER VACCINATION IN VIVO: Intravenous Infusions of Rexin-G Followed by Reximmune-C Induce Tumor Necrosis and Recruitment of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Cancerous Lesions (ASCO 2008)

... of the GM-CSF transgene in cancer cells indicating effective gene delivery in vivo. Further, extensive tumor necrosis and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) were observed within the tumors. Characterization of the recruited TILs showed CD35+ dendritic cells, CD8+ killer T cells, and CD138+ plasma B ...

EpiCept Provides Update on Clinical and Regulatory Progress with Ceplene(TM) and EpiCept(TM) NP-1 Cream

... and analyze the data. About Ceplene Ceplene is EpiCept's registration-stage compound for the treatment of AML. Ceplene is designed to protect lymphocytes responsible for immune-mediated destruction of residual leukemic cells. Laboratory research has demonstrated that Ceplene reduces formation of oxygen ...

Wyeth's TORISEL Receives European Commission Approval for the Treatment of Advanced Kidney Cancer

... AST (38%), and leukopenia (32%). Most common grades 3/4 adverse events included asthenia (11%), dyspnea (9%), hemoglobin decreased (20%), lymphocytes decreased (16%), glucose increased (16%), phosphorus decreased (18%), and triglycerides increased (44%). Strong inducers of CYP3A4/5 (eg, ...

St. Jude Finds Molecule That Could Improve Cancer Vaccine and Therapy for Other Diseases

... 1 diabetes; and for inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and asthma. The St. Jude team discovered that specialized immune lymphocytes called regulatory T cells release a protein complex composed of two proteins called Ebi3 and Il12a. This complex acts like a brake on the activity ...

Lexicon Files Investigational New Drug Application for LX2931 as a Potential Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

... through Lexicon's gene knockout program, Genome5000(TM). Knockout mice lacking this enzyme had a significantly decreased number of circulating lymphocytes and were resistant to inflammation in a wide range of assays modeling processes involved in the development of arthritis and other autoimmune ...

EpiCept Reports Regulatory Progress on Ceplene(TM)

... the first half of 2008. About Ceplene Ceplene is EpiCept's registration-stage compound for the treatment of AML. Ceplene is designed to protect lymphocytes responsible for immune-mediated destruction of residual leukemic cells. Laboratory research has demonstrated that Ceplene reduces formation of oxygen ...

ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc. Demonstrates Radilex(TM) Increases Disease-Fighting White Blood Cells

... Administered shortly following radiation exposure, Radilex was able to subsequently increase circulating levels of monocytes, granulocytes and lymphocytes in all treated animals. "The results of this study have strengthened our confidence that Radilex(TM) may prove to be a life saving treatment ...

Lpath Demonstrates Strong Safety Profile of Lead Drug Candidate, Sphingomab(TM), in Non-Human Primates

... No findings were observed in clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation or lymphocyte subpopulation measures except for a slight decrease in blood lymphocytes at the highest dose administered, and this effect could not be observed within one week after cessation of dosing. The histopathology results from ...

Data to be presented at AAN Meeting -Study results of drug candidate for MS

... to bind to the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor-1 (S1P-R1) on circulating lymphocytes (white blood cells). This activity reversibly traps a proportion of lymphocytes in the lymph nodes, reducing the number of inflammatory T-cells ...

Lux Biosciences' Investigational Therapy for Uveitis, LX211, is Subject of Two Presentations at Key Ophthalmology Meeting, ARVO 2007

... decreased histopathological EAU scores compared to controls. In rats treated with either LX211 or CsA, antigen-specific and non-specific responses of lymphocytes to the protein used to induce EAU were diminished compared to those of the control group. "These positive preclinical results, combined with ...

Ontak (denileukin diftitox) Achieves 49.1% Overall Response Rate in Phase III Trial of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

... examined. ONTAK was granted accelerated approval in February 1999. CTCL is a rare disease in which certain cells of the lymph system known as T lymphocytes become cancerous and affect the skin. CTCL can progress to the lymph nodes, spleen, liver and other organs. About 10% of CTCL sufferers will ...

Nuvelo Announces Publication of Preclinical Study Results Demonstrating the Potential of NTB-A as a New Target for Leukemia and Lymphomas

... and lymphomas are malignancies of lymphoid cells. Monoclonal antibodies, in addition to chemotherapy, have been shown to be effective in eliminating lymphocytes in leukemia and lymphoma patients (1,2,3,4). However, a significant number of patients relapse after initial responses and eventually become ...

Santaris Pharma Presents Positive Clinical Data on SPC2996 in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

... production of the protein Bcl-2 and its beneficial effects in patients are thought to be due to the drug reducing Bcl-2 levels within cancerous CLL lymphocytes by binding specifically to and inactivating the messenger RNA for Bcl-2. High levels of Bcl-2 in CLL cells are associated with resistance to cancer ...

Rapid Whole Blood Testing for Infectious Mononucleosis Antibodies

... usually advisable for confirmation. Serologic findings include a normal to moderately elevated white blood cell count, an increased total number of lymphocytes and greater than 10 percent atypical lymphocytes. In keeping with the rapid proliferation of point-of-care diagnostic kits and devices, several ...
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