Suppressive immune cells’ metabolic vulnerability may be targeted for cancer immunotherapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study (USA) has identified a novel mechanism by which a type…
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Bladder cancer – When to use chemotherapy
In patients with bladder cancer, chemotherapy effectiveness is partially determined by the body’s immune system…
The role of T cells in fighting cancer
New US research from CU Cancer Center member Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD, and recent…
Blocking energy pathway reduces GVHD while retaining anti-cancer effects of T-cells
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, USA, researchers identified that blocking an alternative energy pathway for T-cells…
Cancer-killing T cells ‘swarm’ to tumours, attracting others to the fight
When immune system T cells find and recognise a target, they release chemicals to attract…
Fighting cancer with rejection-resistant, ‘off-the-shelf’ therapeutic T cells
Personalised cancer treatments are no longer just options of the future. In the past few…
Treatment shows promise in treating deadly brain cancer
Researchers of McMaster University and the University of Toronto, Canada, have developed a promising immunotherapy…
Newly discovered immune cell type may be key to improving pancreatic cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is showing great promise for treating cancer. But so far, this approach has been…
Researchers identify possible new combination treatment for advanced melanoma
A study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, suggests that using an…
Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery
Andy Tay, Stanford University I enjoy online shopping. However, I often find myself fussing about…