Oncology & Cancer

Study identifies two critical genes in pancreatic tumors

University of Toronto researchers have identified two genes that play a critical role in tumor growth in the pancreas—findings that have significant implications for understanding and treating pancreatic cancer.

Oncology & Cancer

Knockout of CD5 on CAR T cells shown to boost anti-tumor efficacy

The effectiveness of CAR T cell therapy against a variety of cancers, including solid tumors, could be boosted greatly by using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to knock out the gene for CD5, a protein found on the surface of T cells, ...