A treatment affecting the immune system effectively slowed the progression to clinical type 1 diabetes in high risk individuals, according to findings
Category: Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy Delays Type 1 Diabetes Onset in People at High Risk
A two-week course of an experimental immunotherapy called teplizumab dramatically reduced type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis rates in people at
Researchers Find New Target to Improve Response to Cancer Immunotherapy
New findings suggest an unexpected path to killing cancer cells could make the hottest cancer treatment — immunotherapy — more
Study pinpoints what causes relapse after cancer immunotherapy
Harnessing the body’s immune system to fight off cancer, a tactic known as immunotherapy, has tremendously improved outcomes for patients.
Turning patients’ own cells into cancer fighters
The next cancer therapy could be a patient’s own cells. Tactiva Therapeutics, a Buffalo-based immuno-oncology startup, is developing a personalized
Scientists prod immune cells to attack pancreatic cancer
It’s possible to prod immune cells to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells, according to a report from scientists at the
Urine Test to Evaluate Immunotherapy Success Gets $1.8 Million NIH Research Grant
New immunotherapies can dramatically defeat cancer. But more often, cancer evades them, and doctors need to know quickly when that
Scientists narrow in on cells that drive immune response to cancer
Immunotherapy, using the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, is one of the most promising frontiers
Study finds ways to help kids manage side effects of treatment for food allergies
For children undergoing immunotherapy – a promising treatment for peanut allergies – uncomfortable side effects can induce anxiety, perhaps to
Machine Learning Finds Multiple Factors Underlie Cancer Immunotherapy Success
A University of Maryland-led research team is using a branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning to better target
