Advances in cell therapy research

Abstract

Cell therapy represents an important area of biotechnology, with the potential to treat and even cure a variety of diseases that cannot be cured by traditional therapies. Cell therapy is currently a widely studied treatment in both preclinical and clinical settings, and many cell therapy products are undergoing clinical trials. This article reviews the application of cell therapy in a variety of diseases and the policy of stem cell therapy in China.

Keywords

Cell therapy / Stem cells / Immunological cells / Policy

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