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Jan 20, 2020 · A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Cancer cure hope as UK patients trial world’s first personalised mRNA vaccine for melanoma. Moderna and MSD are researching how their therapy could treat a wide range of cancers.
Jun 7, 2022 · In a very small trial done by doctors at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, patients took a drug called dostarlimab for six months. The trial resulted in every single one of their ...
A cure means that the cancer has gone away with treatment, no more treatment is needed, and the cancer is not expected to come back. It’s rare that a doctor can be sure that cancer will never come back. In most cases it takes time to know if the cancer might come back. But, the longer a person is cancer free, the better the chance that the ...
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- T-Cell Therapy
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
When you think of vaccines, you probably think of them in the context of preventing infectious diseases, like COVID-19, measles, and the flu. However, some vaccines can help prevent or even treat certain types of cancer. For example, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against many types of HPVs that can cause cancers of the cervix, anu...
T-cells are a kind of immune cell. They work to destroy outside invaders detected by your immune system. T-cell therapy involves removing these cells from the body and sending them to a lab. The cells that seem most responsive against cancer cells are separated and grown in large quantities. These T-cells are then injected back into your body. A sp...
Antibodiesare proteins produced by B cells, another type of immune cell. They’re able to recognize specific targets, called antigens, and bind to them. Once an antibody binds to an antigen, T-cells can find and destroy the antigen. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy involves making large amounts of antibodies that recognize antigens that are usually...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors boost the immune system’s response to cancer. The immune system is designed to attach to outside invaders without destroying other cells, but it doesn’t recognize cancer cells as invaders. Usually, checkpoint molecules on the surfaces of cells prevent T-cells from attacking them. Checkpoint inhibitors help T-cells avoid...
Feb 20, 2024 · Few get anywhere close to pursuing that goal. Among them is Dr. Catherine Wu, an oncologist at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who has had cancer in her sights since second grade, when a ...
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Dec 6, 2023 · People with cancer who take immunotherapy drugs often develop skin side effects, including itching and painful rashes. New research in mice suggests these side effects may be caused by the immune system attacking new bacterial colonies on the skin. Implanted “Drug Factories” Deliver Cancer Treatment Directly to Tumors.
