An innovative Northwestern Medicine® research program investigating if stem cells may be the key to allowing organ transplant patients to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs has received $12 million in research funding. The grant will allow researchers to finish Phase II of the clinical trials and begin Phase III. Northwestern began the study’s clinical trial in early 2009 as part of a partnership with the University of Louisville, which engineers the specialized stem cells used in each transplant procedure.
“During our clinical trials, we have been able to take the novel stem cell technology that the University of Louisville pioneered from the bench to the bedside,” said Joseph Leventhal, MD, PhD, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “The results of our clinical trial were a catalyst for Novartis’ long-term investment in this new cellular based therapy for solid organ transplantation.”
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“During our clinical trials, we have been able to take the novel stem cell technology that the University of Louisville pioneered from the bench to the bedside,” said Joseph Leventhal, MD, PhD, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “The results of our clinical trial were a catalyst for Novartis’ long-term investment in this new cellular based therapy for solid organ transplantation.”
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Reposted via Next Big Future
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