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Researchers find combination can enhance ipilimumab immunotherapy
Anti-CTLA-4 treatment triggers immune-suppressing EZH2 on T cells; clinical trial open...
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Immunotherapy using tumour infiltrating lymphocytes for metastatic cancer
A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments.
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DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Researchers hope immunotherapy will prevent against overactive immune response...
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New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approval
The majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a few months of FDA approval, according to a new Yale-led study.
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Vaccine suppresses peanut allergies in mice
Researchers aim to develop a new immunotherapy that could alter the immune reactions to food. The result: Extended relief from peanut allergies...
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Simultaneous chemo and immunotherapy is effective in metastatic bladder cancer
Researchers have discovered that giving metastatic bladder cancer patients simultaneous chemotherapy and immunotherapy is safe and that patients whose tumours have certain genetic mutations...
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Combination immunotherapy improves survival in mouse models of mesothelioma
Combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs significantly prolonged survival in aggressive cancer malignant mesothelioma...
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T-VEC treatment shows promise for treating advanced stage liver tumours
Phase 1 data supports the use of image-guided therapy for difficult to treat cancer...
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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Improper use of antibiotics may have an unintended consequence of hampering cancer treatments...
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Therapeutic gel shows promise against cancerous tumours
Researchers have developed a biodegradable hydrogel scaffold system to release chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic drugs at the tumour site...
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FDA expands approval of Imfinzi to reduce the risk of NSCLC progression
The FDA has approved Imfinzi for the treatment of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer whose tumours are not able to be surgically removed and whose cancer has not progressed after treatment...
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Rare melanoma type highly responsive to immunotherapy
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered that patients with desmoplastic melanoma are more responsive to immune-activating anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies than previously assumed.
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NICE recommends routine access to beta interferon drug for MS
Multiple sclerosis patients to have routine access to beta interferon drug, says NICE in new draft guidance.
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Abatacept improves survival in patients with acute GvHD
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis improves survival after hematopoietic stem cell transplant...
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A risk factor for drug-induced skin disease identified
Researchers have identified a type of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) that is associated with the skin disease bullous pemphigoid (BP) in diabetic patients administered with DPP-4 inhibitory drugs.
