New biotechnology combines targeted and immune therapies to kill treatment-resistant cancer cells
Targeted therapies specifically attach to and hinder cancer-causing proteins, but cancer cells can quickly evolve…
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Spatial maps of melanoma
Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer – one that blooms before our very eyes, often…
Diabetes drug shows potential in fighting cancer
The anti-diabetic drug phenformin may prompt stronger cancer-fighting activities than its sister compound metformin, a…
Study shows how interferon-gamma guides response to cancer immunotherapy
A new study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, sheds light…
New drug combinations help overcome resistance to immunotherapy
A study from researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, helps explain how…
Tackling taboos: Can we agree on how to talk about end-of-life with young people?
A death illiterate society We, as a society, are not particularly good at dealing with…
Delivering immunotherapy directly to brain tumours
A new study gives insight into how immunotherapies, treatments that help the body’s immune system…
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…
Blocking pro-fibrosis pathway may improve immunotherapy of metastatic breast cancer
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found that the overgrowth of connective tissues…
Cancer under pressure: Visualizing the activity of the immune system on tumour development
As tumours develop, they evolve genetically. How does the immune system act when faced with…