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CNBC: 'Stem Cells May Finally Offer a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes'
- entitydc 5y agoCrazy that it’s been 5 years already. Time flies.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoDirect link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/26/stem-cells-may-finally-offer-a-cure-for-type-1-diabetes.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/26/stem-cells-may-finally-offer...
- credit_guy 5y agoLink to the clinical trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04786262?term=VX-880&draw=2&rank=1 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04786262?term=VX-880&... It appears Vertex made an update 2 weeks ago (14-Mar-22), but we don’t know what the update was. It must have been positive, if they go on CNBC and express hope in the technology.
- SLSMan 5y agoUnfortunately, this requires the use of immunosuppressive therapy, which is going to make it a non-starter for nearly every diabetic in otherwise reasonably good health. A press release from October 2021: https://news.vrtx.com/press-release/vertex-announces-positive-day-90-data-first-patient-phase-12-clinical-trial-dosed-vx https://news.vrtx.com/press-release/vertex-announces-positiv...