A collaboration between Stanford Cancer Institute and UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Care Center seeks to enhance cancer research in the Bay Area. Funded by a $100 million donation from the Weill Family Foundation, Stanford and UCSF will jointly raise $50 million each over ten years. The California Cancer Registry anticipates 176,140 new cancer cases this year, emphasizing urgent need for advancements. Expertise in T-cell engineering and immune therapy represents significant progress in personalized cancer treatment, promising future advancements in medicine.
The Weill Family Foundation donated $100 million to match commitments by Stanford and UCSF to raise $50 million each over the next 10 years.
The California Cancer Registry predicts at least 176,140 people in California will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year - 20 new cases per hour.
Mackall is an expert in how T-cells, the immune system's fighters of sickness, combat cancer.
Mackall said this type of immune therapy is just one example of a whole new realm of personalized medicine for better treatment of cancer.
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