Microbiome Transplants Can Reprogram Immune System to Attack Tumors
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Changing the gut microbiome can reprogram the immune system to attack malignant tumors, according to results of a unique clinical trial at Sheba Medical Center…
New Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Rare Childhood Cancer
University College London via EurekAlert – A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous tumours, has shown promising early results in children with neuroblastoma,…
Immunotherapy Combo Halts Rare, Stage 4 Sarcoma in Teen
Hackensack Meridian Health via EurekAlert – October 15, 2020 – Nutley, NJ – A patient with end-stage and rapidly progressing soft-tissue cancer whose tumor did not respond to standard treatment, had…
Reprogramming of Immune System Cures Child with Often-Fatal Fungal Infection
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – In the June 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of UCLA physicians and scientists describes the…
Breakthroughs in Prostate Cancer Treatments
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD viaNews-Medical Net– Prostate cancer is being diagnosed in an increasing number of men, but many of them will be non-aggressive forms that run an indolent course…
T-cells Could Be Made into Better Cancer Killers by Increasing Their Protein Production
Medical University of South Carolina via EurekAlert – Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have developed a technique to monitor protein production in a type of…
6 Groundbreaking Breakthroughs in Melanoma Research
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – For Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we take a look at significant research which could help doctors and scientists prevent this deadly cancer, or help turn…
New Treatment Extends Lives of People With Most Common Type of Liver Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – For the first time in over a decade, scientists have identified a first-line treatment that significantly improves survival for people…
Gut Bacteria Can Penetrate Tumors and Aid Cancer Therapy, Study Suggests
The Rockefeller University Press via Newswise – Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of Chicago have discovered that bacteria that usually live in the gut can…
Could Cancer Immunotherapy Success Depend on Gut Bacteria?
UT Southwestern Medical Center via EurekAlert- Could the response to cancer immunotherapy depend on bacteria that originate in the gut and travel to the tumor? DALLAS – March 6, 2020…
Israeli Researcher Develops Molecule to Block Lupus
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli, American scientists discover way to prevent the leakage of DNA and proteins associated with autoimmune diseases. Israeli researchers and stateside colleagues have recently discovered…
Discovery of Potent Immune Cell That Can Destroy Multiple Types of Cancer
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – The immune system is the body’s defense against harmful pathogens that may enter the body. Immune cells, such as white blood…
Controlling the Immune System’s Brakes to Treat Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via EurekAlert – The findings may also influence cancer treatment by supercharging immunotherapy–in which the patient’s own immune system is activated to target a tumor.…
Cancer Treatment: A Researcher Makes Breakthrough Immunotherapy Discovery
University of Montreal via EurekAlert – “Our work has identified a new T-cell protein that interacts with the key receptor that detects and responds to cancer antigens…” Dr Christopher E.…
Engineered T Cells Could Assassinate Solid Tumor Cells
News Staff via Israel21c – Novel immunotherapy extends therapy now used in fighting leukemia, Israeli researchers say. Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that enhances the natural immune response. A…
