The immune system is the body’s defence mechanism for clearing infections, pathogens and tumors. When our immune system is healthy…
Immunotherapy
What determines the success of cancer immunotherapy ?
Cancer immunotherapy, a revolutionary treatment that aims to boost the patient’s immune system to enable it to effectively seek and…
Improving outcome of cancer immunotherapy through drug combinations
Cancer immunotherapy is a new type of treatment aimed at bolstering the immune system to enable it to more effectively…
CAR-T immune cell therapy: comparing systemic and local delivery
Cell-based immune therapy is a type of immunotherapy that works by direct transfer of activated cancer-fighting immune cells to the…
How do immune checkpoint inhibitors work?
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are drugs that block the inhibitory (negative) signals founds on immune cells and which act as a…
Why does CAR-T immune cell therapy not work well in solid tumors?
T cell therapy of cancer is a form of immunotherapy that works by infusing the patient with T cells (either…
How does tumor metabolism influence immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy using drugs such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, is an anti-cancer strategy that can achieve durable clinical benefit in many…
Diet and exercise: towards better cancer immunotherapy outcomes
Medical care is nowadays increasingly recognising the fact that we are all different individuals living in different environments, eat different…
Does immunotherapy work for brain cancer?
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that stimulates the patient’s own immune system to help it attack and eradicate…