The current path to CAR-T cell therapy is, by any measure, a logistical ordeal. A patient’s immune cells must be drawn out of ...

A new form of CAR T kills leukemia, multiple myeloma, and sarcoma in mice, opening the door to a future off-the-shelf cancer treatment without chemotherapy.

Researchers discovered an antioxidant, glutathione, that cancer cells appear to be "addicted to" as fuel, opening new ...

UCLA and Stanford Medicine researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Utah and Columbia University, ...

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large ...

A breakthrough in CAR-T therapy may allow cancer treatment with a single injection, cutting costs and making care more available.

The powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR–Cas9 might offer a way to make safer, more effective cancer-fighting immune cells ...

For her Ph.D. at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro created a kind of systematics for dendritic cells, a special group of immune cells in the fight against cancer. Until now, there was a lot of confusion ...

A new immunotherapy drug has demonstrated early promise in a recent prostate cancer clinical trial. The drug, called VIR-5500, is a "masked T-cell engager." This type of immunotherapy ignites our own ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of ...

A bacterium associated with gum disease may contribute to the development and spread of breast cancer. Scientists have found that the microorganism is able to penetrate breast tissue through the ...

A study published in the journal Nature showed that the thymus, a small organ in the chest known for training the immune system in childhood, is also important for long-term health and lifespan.