Researchers with the 11 hospitals in the RENACER network will work to molecularly characterize tissue samples and carry out basic and clinical studies.
The research may inform the use of a liquid biopsy assay for tracking SMM progression that improves on bone marrow aspirate analysis and is easier for patients to access.
The team wants to create NK cell therapies from induced pluripotent stem cells and aims to achieve proof-of-concept for their technology in multiple myeloma.
The company will collaborate the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institut Gustave Roussy in France, and the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada.
A NorthShore University HealthSystem and Color pilot picked up pathogenic variants in nearly 9 percent of unselected individuals with a hereditary cancer gene test.