Oncology & Cancer

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

CAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood cancers, may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Risk of side effects from cancer immunotherapy linked to genetics

Even as they've revolutionized cancer treatment, drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors can produce a range of adverse, immune-related side effects. In a new study, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute identify, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Fighting cancer is more efficient at dawn, study finds

The ability of tumors to take hold and grow depends, among other things, on the effectiveness of the immune system in fighting them. Cancer cells, like pathogens, can be identified and targeted by a specific immune response. ...

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