VCU to hold Open House for New Cellular Therapeutics Lab

By Malorie Burkett

Virginia Commonwealth University will dedicate the new Cellular Therapeutics Lab for the VCU Massey Cancer Center’s Bone Marrow Transplant Program.

Remarks for the event will take place at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, 737 N. 5th St. The open house also will include tours from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Cellular therapeutics is where specific cellular elements of the patient’s or donor’s immune system are isolated or adapted to work as a focused therapy for cancer or immune-mediated disorders, providing new hope for patients with a myriad of diseases.  

The new facility will provide a Food and Drug Administration-compliant area to expand the current cellular therapeutics clinical enterprise to perform procedures more specifically tailored to individual cancer patients’ needs as opposed to broadly supporting intensive, high-dose chemotherapy treatments used in bone marrow transplantation.

Editor’s note: Limited media parking spots labeled “CTL” will be available in a reserved deck adjacent to the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park. For assistance, contact Malorie Janis at 804-405-6073.