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In people with type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing β cells that control blood glucose levels and are part of a group of cells in the pancreas called pancreatic islets.
A new documentary, to be released June 24, shows the human side of islet cell transplantation research for type 1 diabetes and follows encouraging data presentations at two medical meetings.
Researchers at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions reported that a patient with type 1 diabetes gained insulin independence after receiving an investigational stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell therapy.
A second patient who received Vertex's VX-880 has experienced glycemic improvements, whereas the first one is completely insulin-independent.
NEW ORLEANS — A man with long-standing type 1 diabetes and no endogenous insulin production achieved insulin independence after an infusion of an investigational stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell therapy, researchers reported.In a proof-of-concept study, treatment with half the target dose of VX-880 (Vertex Pharmaceuticals), a novel allogeneic stem cell-derived, fully differentiated,