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Researchers find drug improves cancer immunotherapy in mice
A study has shown that in mice, the GKT137831 drug makes tumours more sensitive to immunotherapy, so could be used to improve cancer treatments.
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Why invest in creating a modifiable drug framework?
Drug Target Review spoke with CUE Biopharma’s President and CSO to find out how and why they created the ImmunoSTAT platform and the ways it may benefit drug design in the future.
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ILC2s sensitise pancreatic tumours to PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors in mice
Scientists identify innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) as possible targets for immunotherapies as their activation makes murine pancreatic tumours sensitive to PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors.
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Using blue light to control CAR T cells and destroy tumours
Researchers have created a method to activate CAR T cells with blue LED light to successfully combat solid tumours in mice.
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Targeting CD36 with antibody inhibits Treg tumour protection in mice
Researchers have discovered that an antibody which targets the CD36 protein prevents Tregs from protecting tumours against immunotherapies in mouse models.
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Using Ebola’s immune evasion mechanism to target glioblastoma
An innovative chimeric vaccine containing an Ebola gene that helps the virus evade the immune system has been used to selectively target and kill glioblastoma in mice.
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APOBEC3B genetic mutation signatures could be used to target cancers
An innovative new vaccine technique, which sensitises the immune system to the genetic signature of APOBEC mutations (often found in cancers), increases the efficacy of immunotherapies.
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CD229 CAR T-cell therapy treated tumours had lasting response mice
Researchers have created a CAR T-cell therapy which targets the CD229 molecule expressed on all multiple myeloma cells and killed human tumour cells in mice.
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Nanoparticles could be an alternative to antibody immunotherapies
A study has shown that inexpensive nanoparticles can effectively inhibit PD-L1 in cancer cells in the lab and work as well as antibodies, providing a potential alternative immunotherapy.
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New T-cell therapy could provide universal cancer treatment
Researchers have discovered a new type of T-cell receptor that can kill most cancer types while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
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Researchers find VISTA molecule silences immune system against cancer
A new study shows that the VISTA molecule stops the immune system responding to self-antigens, including those presented by cancer cells, so an anti-VISTA antibody could be a possible therapy.
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HDAC3 inhibitors: a potential treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphomas?
A murine study found histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) inhibitors reverse epigenetic changes caused by CREBBP mutations found in lymphomas and could be developed into a novel therapy.
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Siah2 protein discovered as a regulator of the immune system
A new study has revealed that the Siah2 protein is crucial to control Tregs in mice, which can reduce the effectiveness of immunotherapies.
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Blimp-1 identified as driver of T-cell activity against cancer
A study has shown that T cells are driven to attack tumours by IL-2 and Blimp-1 in mice, which researchers say could form the basis of cancer therapies.
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Syndecan-4 cell sensory protrusions activate hallmarks of cancer
A study has revealed that activation of syndecan-4 sensory protrusions extending from cells may be a future target for cancer therapy.