Posts Tagged ‘immunotherapy’
Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Researchers use artificial intelligence with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive immunotherapy. …
Read Full ArticleGlutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response
A compound that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers identify a mechanism controlling tumor cell recognition by immune cells
Researchers describe a cellular mechanism that induces an inflammatory response and tumor cell recognition. …
Read Full ArticleScientists 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. …
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