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Components of the gut microbiome could be used to better predict efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy

Even though, according to recent preliminary studies, the risk of dying from cancer has declined within the European Union in recent years, cancers remain among the leading causes of death.

13 Mar 2023

Healthy gut bacteria can travel to other parts of the body and boost antitumor immunity

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumors elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs.

9 Mar 2023

Study suggests a new approach for treating metastatic breast cancers

Metastatic breast cancer has no cure and has proven stubbornly resistant to one of the most innovative and promising new cancer treatments: immunotherapy.

8 Mar 2023

Yale scientists seek to identify optimal sequential treatments for advanced cancer

A team of Yale scientists seeks to determine which treatment sequences produce the best results for people with advanced cancer while examining the cost of these treatments.

6 Mar 2023

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Cell membrane protrusions called blebs that typically signify the end of life for healthy cells do the opposite for melanoma cells, activating processes in these cells that help them to survive and spread, a UT Southwestern study suggests.

3 Mar 2023

Quiescent ovarian cancer cells secrete a protein to induce chemotherapy resistance in neighboring cells

Certain chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect neighboring cancer cells by sending signals that induce resistance, according to a new study from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers that may help explain why ovarian cancer patients respond poorly to chemotherapy or relapse after treatment.

3 Mar 2023

AI diagnostic tool can predict the risk of flare-ups for ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis assessment could be improved after new research shows that an artificial intelligence model could predict flare-ups and complications after reading biopsies.

3 Mar 2023

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recurring than similar patients who received the drug only after surgery.

1 Mar 2023

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

A clinical study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers revealed that oral verapamil, a readily available and commonly used drug to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions, can also improve the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Mar 2023

New imaging method could help make better decisions on personalized cancer treatment

Decisions on cancer treatment could become better tailored to individual patients with the adoption of a new imaging method being developed by University of Michigan researchers that maps the chemical makeup of a patient’s tumor.

1 Mar 2023

Chemotherapy affects the cellular landscape of tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

Chemotherapy affects the ability of a patient's immune system to attack pancreatic tumors, a new study shows.

1 Mar 2023

Largest genomic study focuses on the prognosis of metastatic pheochromocytomas

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, with an incidence of three to eight cases per million population per year.

28 Feb 2023

First small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells against neuroblastoma

An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center research team has created what team members believe to be among the first small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells to fight cancer.

28 Feb 2023

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

A new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives were driven almost entirely by a type of treatment given to fewer than 1 in 5 patients.

27 Feb 2023

Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with immunotherapy stops skin cancer growth

The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked their escape from melanoma tumors, experiments in mice and human cells show.

27 Feb 2023

Researchers explore potential new target for cancer immunotherapy

A new study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, focused on the role of YAP in regulating MHC-I APM expression within tumor cells.

27 Feb 2023

Can the gut microbiota and metabolome explain variation in anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination responses in immunosuppressed IBD patients?

Researchers explored the connection between the metabolic function of the gut microbiota, its composition, and immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in IBD patients.

27 Feb 2023

Predicting the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence by looking at DNA mutations

A decade-long international study into kidney cancer has shown that doctors can predict the likelihood of a patient's disease returning by looking at DNA mutations in their tumors.

24 Feb 2023

DNA sequencing may help predict a patient’s risk of kidney cancer recurrence

Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict the risk of the disease coming back, according to the latest results of a decade-long international study.

23 Feb 2023

Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease achieved a significant improvement in their tremors, mobility, and other physical symptoms after having a minimally invasive procedure involving focused ultrasound, according to a new study today published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

23 Feb 2023

Immunotherapy News and Research

Latest Immunotherapy News and Research

Components of the gut microbiome could be used to better predict efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy

Healthy gut bacteria can travel to other parts of the body and boost antitumor immunity

Study suggests a new approach for treating metastatic breast cancers

Yale scientists seek to identify optimal sequential treatments for advanced cancer

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Quiescent ovarian cancer cells secrete a protein to induce chemotherapy resistance in neighboring cells

AI diagnostic tool can predict the risk of flare-ups for ulcerative colitis

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

New imaging method could help make better decisions on personalized cancer treatment

Chemotherapy affects the cellular landscape of tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

Largest genomic study focuses on the prognosis of metastatic pheochromocytomas

First small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells against neuroblastoma

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with immunotherapy stops skin cancer growth

Researchers explore potential new target for cancer immunotherapy

Can the gut microbiota and metabolome explain variation in anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination responses in immunosuppressed IBD patients?

Predicting the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence by looking at DNA mutations

DNA sequencing may help predict a patient’s risk of kidney cancer recurrence

Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

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