Researchers identify immune effects of drug in aggressive ovarian cancer
A drug known as SP-2577 could help enable the body’s own immune system to attack…
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Drug treatment could improve effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients
While immunotherapy — a form of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to recognise,…
A helping hand for cancer immunotherapy
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, USA, have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of…
‘Reprogramming’ immune cells could switch defence into attack to treat prostate cancer
Drugs that can ‘reprogramme’ immune cells from protecting cancer to attacking it could be an…
Scientists identify new target for melanoma immunotherapy
QIMR Berghofer research has found a new reason why some melanoma patients do not respond…
Research uncovers clues in use of immunotherapy for breast cancer
University of Cincinnati researchers have found a potential new combination therapy for breast cancer that…
AACR 2020: Real-world data shows immunotherapy after melanoma surgery yields survival benefit
Data derived from a large real-world database showed that some U.S. patients with stage 3…
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting 2020: Personalised cancer vaccine shows promise in early trial
A personalised cancer vaccine, used in combination with an immunotherapy drug, triggers a response from…
Chemotherapy/immunotherapy combo shows promise for first-line treatment of mesothelioma
Inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma, is a rare and aggressive cancer of the protective lining of…
Leukaemia immune profiles predict drug resistance and benefits of immunotherapy
By analysing 442 samples from three groups of children and adults with acute myeloid leukaemia…