Judith Shizuru (Stanford Department of Medicine via YouTube)

Jasper Ther­a­peu­tics launch­es out of Stan­ford with new ap­proach to stem cell treat­ment

The first girl in the tri­al came in with chron­ic di­ar­rhea and the im­mune sys­tem of an un­treat­ed HIV pa­tient. Born with a rare ge­net­ic dis­ease that im­ped­ed her abil­i­ty to make B and T cells, she had once been giv­en a stem cell trans­plant but it didn’t take.  Back in the hos­pi­tal, she was in­ject­ed with a new ex­per­i­men­tal an­ti­body and then giv­en a new stem cell trans­plant. Soon, she gained weight. The di­ar­rhea stopped.

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