The latest immunotherapy news and developments
Cancer immunotherapy shows promise against tuberculosis
A promising new cancer therapy also appears extremely potent against one of the world’s most…
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Scientists engineer potent immune cells for ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer immunotherapy
UCLA scientists have developed a new method to engineer more powerful immune cells that can…
Lung cancer outcomes significantly improved with immunotherapy-based treatment given before and after surgery
A regimen of pre-surgical immunotherapy and chemotherapy followed by post-surgical immunotherapy significantly improved event-free survival…
First patient to receive CAR-T therapy for cancer patients at Oxford University Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals is now a highly specialised NHS centre offering CAR-T therapies to people…
mRNA delivered by extracellular vesicles induces immunotherapy response in glioblastoma
A team of researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, has…
Rational design of mRNA nanovaccine for cancer immunotherapy
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are revolutionising the therapy of cancer. It can be flexibly developed…
Drug-filled nanocapsule helps make immunotherapy more effective in mice
UCLA researchers have developed a new treatment method using a tiny nanocapsule to help boost…
Engineered bacteria paint targets on tumours for cancer-killing T cells to see
For several years, researchers have been successfully using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells to…
Immunotherapy shows promise as a kinder first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancers
Immunotherapy can extend the response of some head and neck tumours to treatment, maintaining the…
Capturing immunotherapy response in a blood drop
Liquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure circulating tumour DNA (cell-free DNA that…