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AI tools aid the discovery of super tight-binding antibodies
An AI strategy developed by US scientists could accelerate the development of new antibody drugs.
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The role immunological memory plays in fighting disease
US research about immunological memory may help development of potential vaccines or immunotherapies for cancer and various inflammatory diseases.
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Developing state-of‑the‑art CAR T-cell therapy for cancer treatment
In this Q&A, Dr Frank Neumann speaks about Kite Pharma’s work with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and how the company is working to progress this next‑generation modality even further to help treat cancer patients.
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Allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy: the future of cancer care
In this Q&A, Dr Devon Shedlock discusses Poseida Therapeutics' cancer treatment pipeline and the advances it has made towards developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for liquid and solid tumours.
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The next wave: going beyond CAR T cells with cell-based therapies
In this article, Dr Daniel Teper and Dr Chris Arendt explore cellular therapies for cancer that provide an alternative to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. In these Q&As, they outline their important work in immuno-oncology.
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The advantages of gamma-delta T-cell therapy
Here, Dr Michael Leek describes the benefits of gamma-delta T cells for cancer therapy, exploring why they present a potential alternative to other immuno-oncology platforms.
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New database maps proteins that could predict cancer
Swedish researchers unveiled a new cancer protein profile database compiled from artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Mathematical model predicts long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine
US scientists have designed a mathematical model that can predict COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness over the long term in healthy individuals and those who have cancer or suppressed immune responses.
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When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides
Using flow cytometry, Dr Greg Delgoffe and Dr Paolo Vignali highlight that low oxygen environment of tumours can prompt exhausted T cells to suppress the immune system instead of combating cancer.
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Five recent cell and gene therapy discoveries
This article highlights five of the latest findings using cell and gene therapy techniques that could be used in the development or design of new therapies.
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New therapeutic strategy could reduce cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors
US researchers have discovered that cancer treatments or anthracycline drugs, cause cardiovascular disease by activating a key inflammatory signalling pathway.
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On the CRISPR horizon: democratising access to genome-editing technologies
Dr Douglas Ross-Thriepland and Dr David Walter, from the Functional Genomics Centre (FGC) – a joint venture between Cancer Research UK’s (CRUK) drug discovery engine, Cancer Research Horizons, and AstraZeneca – speak to Drug Target Review about their work. The centre’s focus is on genetic screening; cancer models; CRISPR reagent…
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New machine learning model could encode words to kill cancer cells
US researchers, using new machine learning techniques have developed a virtual molecular library of “words” that encode commands to kill cancer cells.
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Keeping T cells strong and improving cancer immunotherapy
The tumour microenvironment can prevent some T cells from carrying out their immunotherapeutic duties. In this Q&A, Dr Brian Shy, Clinical Instructor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Laboratory Medicine, describes a recent study wherein he and fellow scientists discovered a strategy to strengthen T cells…
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How to block trogocytosis and improve CAR T-cell therapy
Blocking a process called trogocytosis could enhance the ability of CAR T-cell therapies to treat cancer, according to research led by University of Pennsylvania scientists. In this Q&A, Dr Serge Fuchs, Elizabeth and William Whitney Clark Professor of Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, US, discusses…
