The latest immunotherapy news and developments
First in-depth profile of CAR T-cell signals suggests how to improve immunotherapy
CAR T-cell therapy, which reprograms immune cells to fight cancer, has shown great promise in…
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Brain cancer potentially resists immunotherapies by trapping T cells in bone marrow
Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in the…
Cancer cells send out ‘drones’ to battle immune system from afar
Cancer cells are more than a lump of cells growing out of control; they participate…
Comprehensive paediatric CAR T guidelines developed
Almost one year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of chimeric antigen…
‘Real life’ research model for improvement of personalised immunotherapy in cancer
Researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and others have shown that it is possible to…
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
A gene that’s associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to…
CAR-T therapy works for some blood cancers, but can we make it work for brain tumours?
Peter Abel, University of Central Lancashire A powerful new anti-cancer therapy, called CAR-T, has shown…
Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates
Diwakar Davar, University of Pittsburgh Could the poop of some cancer patients hold the key…
Cancer patients may experience delayed skin effects of anti-PD-1 therapy
Cancer patients receiving anti-PD-1 therapies who develop lesions, eczema, psoriasis, or other forms of auto-immune…
New findings suggest allergic responses may protect against skin cancer
The components of the immune system that trigger allergic reactions may also help protect the…