Boosting the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy
One promising strategy to treat cancer is stimulating the body’s own immune system to attack…
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New cancer immunotherapy targeting myeloid cells slows tumour growth
Checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy, that target myeloid immune cells and slow tumour growth…
Injected Vitamin C Boosts Power of Cancer Immunotherapy in Mice
High amounts of injected vitamin C may delay the growth of many types of tumors…
Why are some cancers unresponsive to checkpoint inhibitors?
New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don’t respond to…
Dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy
By Bendta Schroeder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology As cancer cells progress, they accumulate hundreds and…
New research identifies gene that hides cancer cells from immunotherapy
A team at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a gene that could make…
Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients
New findings from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania…
New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors
In a study published in JCI Insight, researchers have identified checkpoint inhibitor resistance mechanisms in many…
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe
A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against many…
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…