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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found that adding a booster protein can significantly improve the outcome of cancer immunotherapy. Tests in mice showed the protein produced 10,000 times more immune cells, with all mice surviving … Continue reading Immunotherapy booster produces 10,000 times more cancer-fighting cells
Microbubbles and ultrasound might seem like an odd couple, but recently we’ve seen these two forces combine to great effect in the world of medicine. A newly developed treatment makes use of these tools to deliver immunotherapy drugs with great potency… Continue reading Bursting bubbles create cell openings for potent delivery of cancer drugs
Type 1 diabetes can be a rare but serious side effect of a cancer treatment that use what are known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. In a new study in mice, researchers in Japan have shown that administering stem cell therapy could help prevent this.Co… Continue reading Stem cells could help prevent diabetes onset from cancer immunotherapy
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease, resistant to many treatments. Now, scientists have identified how the tumors protect themselves so effectively – and more importantly, uncovered a way to potentially bust through those d… Continue reading Antigens and immunotherapy break through pancreatic cancer’s barriers
The idea of using ultrasound to non-invasively target cancer is an appealing one that is gaining real traction, on the back of studies demonstrating how it can more effectively deliver drugs, selectively take out cancer cells and heat and destroy disea… Continue reading Ultrasound partially destroys tumors, calls in immune cells to finish job
Stanford University scientists have taken aim at a key problem holding back an exciting form of cancer immunotherapy, and demonstrated how a novel gel can help overcome it by acting as an injectable holding pen for killer immune cells. The breakthrough… Continue reading Injectable gel acts as a “holding pen” for immune attacks on solid tumors
Preliminary data presented at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting has provided promising signs for a new cancer treatment that combines immunotherapy with an mRNA vaccine. The first reports from the Phase 1 human trial indicate t… Continue reading mRNA vaccine boosts cancer immunotherapy in early human trial data
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a marshmallow-like implant that can train a patient’s immune system to fight off cancer. In tests in mice, the technique was more effective against cancer and could be enacted much fa… Continue reading Implantable immunotherapy “factory” fights cancer faster, more effectively
Medicine doesn’t have a great track record treating pancreatic cancer, with treatments like chemo and immunotherapy not making much headway. In a new mouse study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, scientists have found that… Continue reading Blocking inflammation makes pancreatic cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy
Among the many challenges in treating tumors is the difficulty in getting anti-cancer drugs to the right locations, and in the right amounts. A new type of implant developed at Rice University tackles both these issues, carrying the cellular machinery … Continue reading “Drug factory” beads implanted in mice take out tumors within a week