Posts Tagged ‘immunotherapy’
Scientists help immune system find hidden cancer cells
Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors …
Read Full ArticleInnovative pancreatic cancer treatment may rev up immune system
Researchers report that combining a type of radiation therapy with immunotherapy not only cures pancreatic cancer in mice, but appears to reprogram the immune system …
Read Full ArticleThe ‘Goldilocks’ principle for curing brain cancer
Researchers combine ultrasound with engineered glass particles to boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy to combat brain cancer. …
Read Full ArticleA new approach to predicting melanoma treatment outcomes
A new study shows that in melanoma, tumors with cells that have differentiated into more diverse subtypes are less likely to be affected by the immune system …
Read Full ArticleElectronic nose can sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy
An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify with 85% accuracy those who will or will not respond to immunotherapy, …
Read Full ArticleB cells linked to immunotherapy for melanoma
Researchers find evidence that B cells may be more important in immunotherapy than previously thought. …
Read Full ArticleDelivering immunotherapy directly to brain tumors
A new study gives insight into how immunotherapies, treatments that help the body’s immune system fight cancer, might one day be delivered directly to the brain in order to treat brain tumors. …
Read Full ArticleRemoving cancer’s protective barrier could boost immunotherapy treatments
Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumors, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system …
Read Full ArticleStudy shows why a common form of immunotherapy fails, and suggests solution
New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don’t respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy …
Read Full ArticleAI reveals new breast cancer types that respond differently to treatment
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to recognize patterns in breast cancer – and uncovered five new types of the disease each matched to different personalized treatments. …
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