Fecal microbiota transplant increases survival in metastatic colorectal cancer treatment
In a recent study published in e-clinical medicineresearchers are evaluating the use of fecal microbiota transplantation to increase the efficacy of anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy for patients with microsatellite-stable metastatic colorectal cancer. study: Fecal microbiota transplantation with tislelizumab and fruquintinib in refractory microsatellite-stable metastatic colorectal cancer: an open-label, single-arm, phase II study […]
Cellf Bio’s first BioSphincter transplant into humans
Cellf Bio reported its bioengineered sphincter implant in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with fecal incontinence. Credit: fizkes (via Shutterstock.com) Cellf Bio has reported the first human implantation of its bioengineered sphincter, BioSphincter, in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with fecal incontinence (FI). BioSphincter is made of smooth muscle and differentiated […]