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AACR 2021: Novel immunotherapy approach to fight melanoma
In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, USA, researchers have advanced a tumour-targeting…
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Skin-related side effects: immune therapies
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which boost the immune system’s response against tumour cells, have transformed treatment…
AACR 2021: Cancer aneuploidy may predict responses to immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Lower levels of cancer aneuploidy were associated with more favourable outcomes after immune checkpoint inhibition…
AACR 2021: Resistance to immunotherapy in patients with urothelial bladder cancer is traced to specific sets of immune cells
Sets of genes associated with resistance to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of…
Excellent outcomes reported for first targeted therapy for paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
Scientists are reporting results of the first frontline clinical trial to use targeted therapy to…
Genes and immune cells predict immunotherapy success in bladder cancer
Sets of genes associated with resistance to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of…
Another promising approach for hard-to-treat blood cancers
For patients with some hard-to-treat blood cancers, a new “off-the-shelf” immunotherapy is achieving promising results.…
Gene mutations linked with death from infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Death from infection – the leading cause of death for patients with a common type…
AACR 2021: Immunotherapy combination shows early promise in aggressive brain cancers
Immunotherapy together with an experimental cancer drug could offer a new way of treating some…
Medical schools need to prepare doctors for revolutionary advances in genetics
Rama Shankar Singh, McMaster University Human diversity did not appear to matter to modern medicine.…