News tagged with interferon therapy
Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells
Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded for the first time in creating cancer-specific, immune system cells called killer T lymphocytes, from induced ...
Medical research
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Antiviral therapy may halve risk of liver cancer after chronic hepatitis C infection
Treating chronic hepatitis C infection with antiviral drugs could halve the risk of developing the most common form of liver cancer, in some cases, indicates an analysis of the published research in one of the new BMJ Op ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Study of patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis shows how the drug interferon works to suppress virus
A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS but long ago shelved after newer, modern antiretroviral therapies became available has now shed light on how the human body uses its natural immunity to fight the virus—work ...
Medications
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Targeted drug helps leukemia patients who do not benefit from initial therapy
A new study has found that patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who have not responded to interferon treatments experience long-term benefits when they switch to the targeted drug imatinib. Published early online ...
Cancer
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Researchers identify four key weapons in immune system's arsenal
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale University researchers have identified four unique host defense proteins among thousands that seem to play a crucial role in mobilizing the immune system's response to bacterial infections, they report ...
Medical research
May 06, 2011 |
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