Using Gene Therapy to Build an Immune System in Newborns Without One

Gene therapy holds promise of a potentially safer, more effective path to a cure in infants born without the critical infection-fighting cells of the immune system.Out of every 60,000 births, a baby arrives to face the world without a fully...
29-Aug-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Seattle Children’s Opens New Clinic to Better Serve Families in North King, Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit Counties

Seattle Children’s today announced the opening of its newest regional clinic, Seattle Children’s North Clinic, which will provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services for families in north King, Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit...
15-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Solid Tumors Targeted in New CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Trial

Seattle Children’s has opened a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy trial for children and young adults with relapsed or refractory non-central nervous system EGFR-expressing solid tumors. In the phase 1 trial, STRIvE-01,...
7-Aug-2018 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Seattle Children’s Announces New Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic to Better Serve the Needs of the Community

Seattle Children’s today announced it will be opening a new Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) adjacent to the Othello Link light rail station in the Rainier Valley. OBCC is a community clinic that provides medical, dental, mental health and...
31-Jul-2018 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Center for Infectious Disease Research to Join Seattle Children’s Research Institute

After 42 years as the oldest and largest, independent non-profit organization in the United States solely focused on infectious disease research, The Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) will join Seattle Children’s Research Institute to...
24-Jul-2018 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Seattle Children's Opens Immunotherapy Trial For Children With Relapsed Central Nervous System Tumors That Delivers CAR T Cells Directly Into the Brain

Seattle Children’s has opened a pioneering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy trial for children and young adults with relapsed or refractory HER2-positive central nervous system (CNS) tumors where CAR T cells will be delivered...
19-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Seattle Children’s Reaches Beyond Its Walls to Improve Mental Health Care for Kids in the Community and Across the Region

There is a tremendous need for improved access to mental health care and resources for children and teens nationwide. At Seattle Children’s, its commitment to helping address this need spans not only within the Seattle community, but throughout...
8-Jun-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Genetic Causes of Cleft Lip and Palate Revealed

A study conducted by an international research team, which included investigators from Seattle Children’s Research Institute, implicates variants in four genes as a primary cause of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate in humans. The genes,...
7-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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