Oncology & Cancer
Targeting GITR in cancer immunotherapy
A new research perspective titled "Targeting GITR in cancer immunotherapy—there is no perfect knowledge" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jun 21, 2023
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News tagged with immunotherapy
Oncology & Cancer
Study hints at how cancer immunotherapy can be safer
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumors. Immunotherapies that block checkpoint receptors like PD-1, proteins that limit the capacity ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Uncovering cancer-immune system interactions could inform how patients respond to immunotherapy
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and King's College London have revealed the complex interactions between cancer and the immune cells that surround a tumor, with the potential to inform how patients will respond ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New study shows certain blood pressure drugs could boost the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that some molecules previously used to treat hypertension might also help the immune system to better target cancer cells. Reported in the current issue of Nature, these findings could, ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study
For women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival, according to a study ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Health
How immunotherapy can help hay fever sufferers not getting relief from the usual treatments
It's estimated that up to 42% of people suffer from hay fever symptoms, which can range from mild to severe.
May 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify potential new strategy to prevent side effects from immunotherapy
A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that IL-21, a soluble molecule involved in activating the immune system, can be a potential therapeutic target to help reduce endocrine autoimmune ...
May 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New computational tool identifies novel targets for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a computational platform capable of discovering tumor antigens derived from alternative RNA splicing, ...
May 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers look to the gut to boost cancer immunotherapy's fighting power
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of many types of cancer. Yet, for reasons that remain poorly understood, not all patients get the same benefit from these powerful therapies.
May 3, 2023
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Immunology
Discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients
In a discovery that could improve the survival of bladder cancer patients, Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will respond to immunotherapy.
Apr 27, 2023
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