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Expanded cellular therapy facility in the works
The Medical University of South Carolina announced
plans to expand existing cellular therapy programs
and create an Integrated Center for Cellular Therapy
(ICCT), with the goal of becoming the country’s leading
cellular therapy program. The existing facility is the
only certified cellular therapy center in South Carolina,
supporting a range of cutting-edge treatment options
for diseases and conditions such as cancer, diabetes and
sickle cell disease.
Part of the exciting initiative will include the construction
of a new on-campus facility at Cannon Place Park, slated
to open in early 2027. The program is expected to expand
services across the MUSC Regional Health Network and
affiliates, double the number of faculty performing research
in the field, dramatically augmenting its treatment capacity,
and create additional infrastructure to increase industrysponsored clinical trial opportunities for the benefit of
MUSC’s patients and the state of South Carolina.
“These therapies will enable MUSC to push the limits
of innovation by offering groundbreaking therapies that
harness the body’s own immune system and cells to
treat or cure diseases while simultaneously protecting
healthy tissues, resulting in enhanced patient outcomes,”
said Patrick J. Cawley, M.D., CEO, MUSC Health and
executive vice president for health affairs, MUSC.
“Facilities like the MUSC Integrated Center for Cellular
Therapy will truly transform health care by accelerating
research and treatment at an extraordinary rate,” said
Raymond N. DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., director of MUSC
Hollings Cancer Center. “These treatments are paving the
way and offering hope for conditions that have
long been challenging to treat—the future looks promising.”
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