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Experimental drug boosts immunotherapy efficacy for pancreatic cancer

4 November 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

An experimental drug enhanced the benefit of immunotherapy, reducing and in some cases eliminating pancreatic cancer in mice.

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Episode 3 – Cell & gene therapy with Dr Sam Wadsworth, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical & Dr Eric Ostertag, Poseida Therapeutics

1 November 2021 | By Drug Target Review

Tune in to this podcast to learn about AAV vectors for gene therapy delivery and engineering CAR T cells against solid tumours.

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Raman spectroscopy used to determine immunotherapy effectiveness

28 October 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Researchers used Raman spectroscopy to monitor immunotherapy response in mice, potentially improving cancer treatments in the future.

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Engineering better CAR T cells with Professor Ann Ager, Cardiff University

27 October 2021 | By Drug Target Review

Watch this exclusive interview with Professor Ann Ager, Cardiff University, to discover how CAR T cells could be targeted against solid tumours.

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Medicenna’s MDNA11 a promising alternative to checkpoint inhibitors

19 October 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Medicenna's IL-2 super-agonist, MDNA11, successfully induced antitumour cells in animal models, a pre-clinical study has revealed.

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Scientists uncover answer to colorectal cancer immunotherapy resistance

13 October 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Boosting dendritic cells prevented immunotherapy resistance in mouse models, suggesting a new approach to colorectal cancer therapies.

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Antidepressants inhibit growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice

29 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have discovered that approved antidepressant drugs cause immune cells to recognise and eliminate tumour cells in mouse models.

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“Ultrasensitive” HPV detection paves way for precision treatment

28 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

A new study sequenced tumour DNA for the “ultrasensitive” detection of HPV, further honing precision treatment of the illness.

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New AI method could aid in development of T cell-based cancer therapies

24 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

An artificial intelligence technique can identify which neoantigens are recognised by the immune system, possibly improving cancer prognosis and treatment.

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Club cell factors may reverse immune suppression in tumours

21 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

New research has revealed that club cells secret anti-immunosuppressive factors in tumours, potentially revolutionising cancer therapies.

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Controlling PTEN gene could combat paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma

20 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

The decreased expression of PTEN in mouse models was found to make rhabdomyosarcoma tumours more aggressive, highlighting new treatment approaches.

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Cell & Gene Therapy Advancements Whitepaper

16 September 2021 | By Drug Target Review

Download this whitepaper to discover the latest research and developments in cell and gene therapies via exclusive articles and interviews.

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Novel tool can estimate number of T cells in cancer tumours

10 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a new method that can rapidly count the number of T cells in a tumour, helping to predict patient response to therapies.

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STING-activating drugs could customise cancer treatments

9 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

An imaging technique identified emerging drugs that activate the STING protein to alter metabolic pathway activity in cancer cells.

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Stem-like T cells could improve immunotherapy treatments

7 September 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Targeting stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could improve the number of cancer patients that respond to immunotherapy treatments.

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