B cells linked to immunotherapy for melanoma
Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute and the Medical University of Vienna have found evidence…
Browsing: T-cells
Scientists create a renewable source of cancer-fighting T cells
A study by UCLA researchers is the first to demonstrate a technique for coaxing pluripotent…
New ‘SLICE’ tool can massively expand immune system’s cancer-fighting repertoire
Immunotherapy can cure some cancers that until fairly recently were considered fatal. In addition to…
Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease
Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by “exhausting” immune cells that cause…
Comprehensive paediatric CAR T guidelines developed
Almost one year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of chimeric antigen…
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
A gene that’s associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to…
Biologists discover process that neutralises tumours
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have identified an unexpected mechanism that could…
Secrets of hot and cold pancreatic cancer tumours revealed
So-called “hot” tumours filled with T cells are often considered to be more sensitive to…
Why older people respond poorly to cancer treatment
It’s called the Silver Tsunami — the increased incidence of cancer with ageing, combined with…
Older melanoma patients have better response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy
Patient age correlates with response to immunotherapy in melanoma and depleting regulatory T cells in…