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Study reveals cancer patients receiving immunotherapy drugs have a higher
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): A study of over a thousand cancer patients treated with immunotherapy drugs has found these patients are at greater risk of heart problems, including death from a heart attack or stroke.
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Genetically engineered T cells could lead to therapies for autoimmune dise
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.
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Immunotherapy may work better in stomach cancer when combined with chemoth
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): Immunotherapy for stomach cancer may work better if the therapy is delivered earlier in the course of the disease and in combination with standard chemotherapy, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons s
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New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunothe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A new study combined single-cell RNA sequencing with two other investigative techniques to create what is believed to be the most robust and detailed portrait to date of the network of interactions that suppress the body's immune response in and around panc
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Study reveals immunotherapy improves survival in advanced bladder cancer p
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 18 (ANI): An immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial.
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Study finds new keys for unlocking head, neck cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], August 1 (ANI): Discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates, said Queensland scientists.
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New keys found for unlocking head, neck cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], July 28 (ANI): Queensland scientists say the discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates.
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2 immunotherapies combined into single, more effective treatment of cancer
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 24 (ANI): Combining two immunotherapy strategies into a single therapy is more effective than either alone in treating certain blood cancers, such as leukemia, according to a new study.
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Study indicates promising drug treatment to improve immunotherapy's effect
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 12 (ANI): Blocking the tumour-promoting protein MDM2 could bolster immunotherapy's effectiveness, according to a recent study published in the Nature journal Cell Death Discovery.
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Drug treatment could improve immunotherapy's effectiveness in cancer patie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 9 (ANI): While immunotherapy, a treatment that uses the human body's immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumour cells, has given hope to people across the globe, it fails in a significant proportion of cancer patients.
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Study reveals vitamin D may help prevent common side effect of anti-cancer
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): While vitamin D is known for its health benefits and is vital for maintaining healthy bones, a new research indicates that the intake of vitamin D supplements may help prevent a potentially serious side effect of a revolutionary form of anti-cancer thera
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Vitamin D may help prevent common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 22 (ANI): New research indicates that the intake of vitamin D supplements may help prevent a potentially serious side effect of a revolutionary form of anti-cancer therapy.
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