Novel Stem Cell Line Avoids Risk of Introducing Transplanted Tumors (UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center)

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) can become any type of cell in the adult body, offering great potential in disease modeling, drug discovery and creating replacement cells for conditions ranging from cardiovascular to Alzheimer's disease. But that promise comes with a risk: the possibility that transplanted hPSCs might also develop as unwanted tumors. In a new study published November 10, 2015 in the online journal eLIFE, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicin...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news