cancer immunotherapy
Cancer research expands body’s own immune system to kill tumors
Scientists are working to expand the way they have made immune cells fight tumors from a small handful of cancers to a wide array of them. Scientists are hoping advances…
New approach for targeted cancer immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapies make use of the ability of the immune system to attack cancer cells: they unleash the killer function of T cells, which then attack and…
Researchers develop high-performance cancer vaccine using novel microcapsules
Scientists from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new therapeutic tumor vaccine based on…
Potential pivot for a more effective cancer immunotherapy
The focus is on the messenger substance interleukin-33 (IL-33). If the production of IL-33 in regulatory T cells in the tumor and in the immediate vicinity of…
Novel combination of antibodies leads to significant improvement in cancer immunotherapy
In recent years, immunotherapies against cancer have raised great hopes. These novel therapies recruit the body’s immune system to destroy cancerous tissue.
NUS scientist designs 'express courier service' for immune cells
Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer. It can be used as a primary treatment or in…