"Cell precursors" refers to immature cells that have the potential to develop into specific types of cells in the body. They are like the building blocks from which mature cells are formed. Full definition
City of Hope today announced that it is a certified treatment center to administer tisagenlecleucel (commercial name Kymriah) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy — the first CAR T cell therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-- to patients up to 25 years of age with B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse. (cityofhope.org)
Malaysian scientists have provided evidence that a widely used chemical is more toxic to certain blood cell precursors in the bone marrow than to others. (sciencedaily.com)
One company, Melbourne, Australia — based Mesoblast, is already in late - stage clinical trials, treating hundreds of chronic heart failure patients with stem cell precursors drawn from healthy donors» hip bones. (scientificamerican.com)