The latest immunotherapy news and developments
Mussels connect antibodies to treat cancer
Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system…
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Immunotherapy offers hope for prostate cancer treatment
An antibody for treating advanced prostate cancer improves progression-free survival in patients with metastasised, castration-resistant…
Scientists identify dozens of genes allowing cancer cells to evade the immune system
182 genes identified that regulate the interaction between cancer and immune T cells and which…
Potential cause of immunotherapy-related neurotoxicity
New research has uncovered the previously unknown presence of CD19 — a B cell molecule…
ESMO 2020: Immunotherapy combination improves outcomes in advanced kidney cancer
An immunotherapy agent combined with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor drug significantly improved progression-free survival and…
ESMO 2020: Immunotherapy is beneficial in gastric and oesophageal cancers
New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and…
Mathematical model maps out ‘arms race’ between cancer and immune system and predicts effectiveness of immunotherapy
Researchers have created a mathematical model that can determine the impact of the immune system on tumour evolution.…
Increasing the effectiveness of immunotherapy against skin cancer
Melanoma is a malignant tumour of the pigment cells. If diagnosed early, the tumour can…
ESMO 2020: Increasing the effectiveness of cancer treatments: Anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy
An international research team of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Harvard Medical School…
Immunotherapy improves survival in advanced bladder cancer patients
Immunotherapy drug avelumab has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most…