Valley health facility receives funding to expand treatment

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Expanding precocious attraction and attraction successful Central California.

"We're truly gathering the aboriginal wherever geography does not dictate entree to precocious therapies oregon cutting-edge treatments," says Dr. Haifaa Abdulhaq, Director of the Cellular Therapy Program astatine Community Cancer Institute and Director of Hematology astatine UCSF Fresno.

This year, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded the Community Cancer Institute successful Clovis a $9 cardinal assistance to found a Community Care Center of Excellence successful the Central Valley.

Community Cancer Institute is 1 of 3 aesculapian facilities to person the money.

The halfway volition beryllium based retired of the Clovis Community Medical Center campus.

"This is going to beryllium a broad program," says Dr. Abdulhaq. "We're going to physique a cellular therapy laboratory for processing cistron and compartment therapy, but we volition besides physique a level for manufacturing these treatments."

Plans are already successful spot for wherever to physique the 2000-square-foot facility.

Over the summer, Clovis Community became the archetypal successful the Central Valley to connection CAR T therapy.

Dr. Abdulhaq says the collaboration betwixt UCSF Fresno and Community Health besides played a role.

"This benignant of concern has been instrumental successful mounting the level for america to beryllium capable to person each the infrastructure successful spot truthful we tin use for specified a grant," she said.

Through the assistance funding, it's helping to make anticipation for the future.

"To me, this is simply a transformational programme that volition alteration the past of healthcare successful the Central Valley," Dr. Abdulhaq said.

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