A multi-institutional study led by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and UC San Diego has uncovered new genetic rules that determine ...

Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients ...

Powerful white blood cells referred to as CD8 killer T cells enable the body to control infections and fight cancer. But when they become exhausted, they can become dysfunctional and ineffective.

Researchers in Brazil have engineered natural killer cells to better attack blood cancers, showing improved tumour control in lab and animal studies.

In 2024, Professor Sebastian Kobold's research group at LMU University Hospital had already shown that the metabolite prostaglandin E2 can block T cells—the killer cells of the immune system—in the ...

Since scientists first discovered that human immune cells could be modified to become cancer-fighting agents, they've been trying to engineer a cell that's effective against solid tumors, which ...

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By ...

Scientists in Brazil are refining the design of CAR-engineered immune cells to make them more precise and powerful against cancer.

Individuals share their journeys battling cancer and their experiences with groundbreaking immunotherapy treatments.