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Immune-cell numbers predict response to combination immunotherapy in melanoma
Whether a melanoma patient will better respond to a single immunotherapy drug or two in…
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Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumour response in melanoma patients
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive “neoantigens” on tumour cells has been shown…
New insights into why the immune system fails to see cancer
Cancer hides in plain sight of the immune system. The body’s natural tumor surveillance programs…
New practice-changing research will reduce the need for major surgery in many melanoma patients
New findings from a large international clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine…
ASCO 2017: Higher gut bacteria diversity tied to slower metastatic melanoma progression
The blend of bacteria in the digestive tract of metastatic melanoma patients is associated with…
Erectile dysfunction medicines show no link to melanoma in new analysis
Use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra does not cause the development of melanoma, a…
Australian researchers pioneer life-extending treatment for advanced melanoma patients with brain tumours
Australian researchers are the first to demonstrate that patients with advanced melanoma which has spread…
Platelets suppress T cell immunity against cancer
Blood platelets help disguise cancer from the immune system by suppressing T cells, report scientists…
Shining a light on melanomas that aren’t caused by the sun
‘Slip, slop, slap’ is synonymous with being Australian and playing it safe in the sun.…
Implanted scaffold with T cells rapidly shrinks tumours
Cellular therapy hasn’t had much success in fighting solid tumours, partly because it’s been difficult…