cancer Immunotherapies Immunotherapy drug improves five-year survival rate of people with advanced lung cancer By Staff Reports 1 year ago In a study led by UCLA investigators, treatment with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab helped more
Immunotherapies Tumor Mutations May Predict Response to Immunotherapy By Staff Reports 1 year ago Checkpoint inhibitor drugs that stimulate the immune system have become a growing success story in
Immunotherapies Infectious Diseases Vaccines Developing a Vaccine Against Nipah Virus By Staff Reports 1 year ago Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus transmitted from animals to humans. The infection
Immunotherapies Infectious Diseases New imaging reveals previously unseen vulnerabilities of HIV By Staff Reports 1 year ago Imagine that HIV is a sealed tin can: if you opened it, what would you
cancer Immunotherapies Cancer Exports Molecular ‘Saboteurs’ to Remotely Disarm Immune System By Staff Reports 1 year ago Immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment: many patients with malignancies that
Immunotherapies Cancer Exports Molecular ‘Saboteurs’ to Remotely Disarm Immune System By Staff Reports 1 year ago Immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment: many patients with malignancies that
Cell Therapy Immunotherapies Infectious Diseases Immunotherapy Kicks and Kills HIV by Exploiting a Common Virus By Staff Reports 1 year ago In a first on the quest to cure HIV, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public
Immunotherapies Tumor-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer By Staff Reports 1 year ago A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because
Immunotherapies Likelihood of Tick Bite to Cause Red Meat Allergy Could Be Higher than Previously Thought By Staff Reports 1 year ago Until now it has been believed that in order for a tick to trigger an
cancer Immunotherapies UVA Discovers How to Make Immune Cells Better Cancer Killers By Staff Reports 1 year ago Scientists at the School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as “killer
Immunotherapies Immunotherapy can be effective in treating people with recurrent glioblastoma By Staff Reports 1 year ago A UCLA-led study suggests that for people with recurrent glioblastoma, administering an immunotherapy drug before
Immunotherapies New assay selects patients with lung cancer for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors By Staff Reports 1 year ago Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, have become important tools for managing
Biotechnology genes Immunotherapies Mosaic-like gene deletion and duplication pattern shaping the immune system discovered By Staff Reports 1 year ago The field of genetic sequencing has undergone a dramatic revolution over the past 20 years.
Immunotherapies Translating Patient Feedback Into Better Cancer Treatments By Staff Reports 1 year ago A major new study now underway aims to better incorporate patient feedback into clinical trials
Antibiotics Biotechnology Immunotherapies Soft Drinks + Hard Work + Hot Weather = Possible Kidney Disease Risk By Staff Reports 1 year ago New research suggests that drinking sugary, caffeinated soft drinks while exercising in hot weather may
Biotechnology Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Immunotherapies stem cells Dana-Farber researchers report clinical trial results in treatment of leukemia and lymphoma By Staff Reports 2 years ago New results from clinical trials of immunotherapy and experimental targeted agents for patients with leukemia
cancer Cancer Discovery Cancer screening Immunotherapies Immunotherapy combination and chemotherapy show encouraging results in Phase II acute myeloid leukemia study By Staff Reports 2 years ago A triple therapy combining two immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) with the standard-of-care chemotherapy, a hypomethylating
Biotechnology cancer Cell Therapy Immunotherapies rare diseases Study Uncovers Key Parts of Mechanism for Activating T Cells to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases By Staff Reports 2 years ago In just a few years, CAR T-cell and other adoptive T-cell therapies have emerged as
cancer Cancer Discovery Immunotherapies Discovery Could Lead to Higher Response Rates for Bladder Cancer Patients Treated with Immunotherapy By Staff Reports 2 years ago Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a particular type of cell present in bladder cancer
cancer Immunotherapies First In-Human Clinical Trial Targeting CD4 Protein for Aggressive T-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma to be Launched By Staff Reports 2 years ago Stony Brook University, iCell Gene Therapeutics, and the University of Louisville, have received Food and