Immunotherapy given before surgery caused liver cancer tumors to die off in one-third of the patients enrolled in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, Mount Sinai researchers reported in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology ...
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Using data from over 300 patient tumors, UCSF researchers have described 12 classes of "immune archetypes" to classify cancer tumors. Their findings, published this week in Cell, reveal that cancers from different parts of ...
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Adding messenger RNA, or mRNA therapy improves the response to cancer immunotherapy in patients who weren't responding to the treatment, Mayo Clinic research shows. Immunotherapy uses the body's immune system to prevent, ...
Dec 15, 2021
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In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has emerged as a highly promising and much-touted oncological approach. It is based on using humanized antibodies called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) to block the cellular pathways ...
Dec 7, 2021
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EPFL scientists have found that stiffening the membranes of cancer cells can lead to improved immunotherapy outcomes. Preclinical tests show that it can increase long-term survival rates to nearly 50%.
Dec 7, 2021
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Immunotherapies have shown striking clinical benefit in the treatment of many cancers, especially when used in combination with chemotherapy. However, some cancers respond poorly to immunotherapy, and ovarian cancer is among ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new biomarker to identify which patients with brain tumors called glioblastomas—the most common and malignant of primary brain tumors—might benefit from immunotherapy.
Nov 29, 2021
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New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly used allergy medication, was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The ...
Nov 24, 2021
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There are still no established biomarkers to predict the success of immunotherapy in patients with liver cancer. In a multicentre study led by Matthias Pinter from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Medical ...
Nov 22, 2021
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More people with advanced melanoma survive for two years or more when they receive a combination of two immunotherapy drugs given before a combination of two targeted therapies, if needed, compared to people who start treatment ...
Nov 15, 2021
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