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12 gru 2023 · The immune system is designed to protect us by keeping abnormal cells in check. In some instances, cancer cells can evade this natural immune response, causi...
Professor Sewell's lab focuses on understanding the functions of proteins encoded by specific tumor-suppressor genes, with the ultimate goal of developing ne...
This video will introduce you to Helper and Cytotoxic T-cells, and describe the mechanism by which they are activated when encountered by a pathogen. If you wish to know more about this...
19 gru 2018 · 2018 Nobel Laureates Allison and Honjo identified a breakthrough immuno-oncology method that involves stimulating the inherent ability of the immune system to attack tumor cells. This video shows a T cell actively killing a cancer cell.
MSK scientists have led the way in using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy to treat leukemia and certain solid tumors. In this approach, immune cells from a patient are removed from the body, armed with new proteins that recognize cancer, and given back to the patient in large numbers.
Immunotherapy drugs work in different ways to keep immune cells from being tricked so they can kill cancer cells. In adoptive T cell immunotherapy, doctors remove some of your immune cells,...
20 maj 2020 · In this Review, we emphasize the role of T cells in modern cancer immunotherapies and discuss three different categories of immunotherapeutic approaches to treat cancer: immune checkpoint...
