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Approval of Off-the-Shelf Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Epidermolysis Bullosa Sought in Japan, JCR Pharmaceuticals Says

JCR Pharmaceuticals is asking regulators in Japan to extend the use of Temcell HS Injection to epidermolysis bullosa (EB) patients in that country as a wound healing treatment. Temcell HS is a mesenchymal stem cell therapy that approved to treat acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), a severe complication of allogeneic (donor-derived) bone…

Prognosis Good for Pediatric Autoimmune Blistering Diseases, but Long-Term Follow-up Needed, Study Says

Autoimmune blistering diseases, including epidermolysis bullosa, in children have a better prognosis than in adults, but long-term follow-up is necessary for adequate management due to frequent late relapses, a study suggests. The study, “Long-term evolving profile of childhood autoimmune blistering diseases. Retrospective study on 38 children,”…