Early imaging can reveal if melanoma immunotherapy will work

"...imaging tumors early can improve how clinicians develop personalized treatment plans for each patient."

Kelsey Geesler - Penn • futurity
Feb. 13, 2024 ~5 min

Why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis

"Once we identified the mechanism causing the colitis, we could then develop ways to overcome this problem..."

Nicole Fawcett-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 8, 2024 ~5 min


‘Reprogrammed’ cells may help glioblastoma resist treatment

Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers. A new study offers clues as to how it can aggressively resist immunotherapy.

Brandi Wampler-Notre Dame • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~5 min

Cancer drug gets immune cells back in the fight

In mouse models of different cancers, a new drug slowed tumor growth, extended lifespan, and boosted the efficacy of immunotherapy.

Christine Sinatra-UT Austin • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~6 min

Engineered ‘tails’ tame killer T cells for immunotherapy

Fusing a molecular tail onto the engineered T cells used in immunotherapy can inhibit their proclivity to attack each other, say researchers.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~3 min

New Hodgkin lymphoma treatment shines in clinical trial

"We hypothesized that the newer treatment would turn out to be most beneficial for patients, but the magnitude of the benefit exceeded our expectations."

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
June 9, 2023 ~6 min

Breast cancer drugs face a ‘whack-a-mole’ problem

Researchers have discovered for the first time how deadly hard-to-treat breast cancers persist after chemotherapy.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Team finds driver of brain tumor drug resistance

Researchers have found a process in glioblastoma brain tumors that drives resistance to immune-boosting therapies.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~4 min


Combo immunotherapy slows down liver cancer in mice

A combination immunotherapy significantly slowed liver cancer growth and enhanced the strength of tumor-attacking T cells in mice, researchers say.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
May 19, 2022 ~4 min

Tiny ‘drug factories’ kill cancer in mice in days

Implantable "drug factories" that kill advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in six day could be ready for human clinical trials this fall.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
March 9, 2022 ~7 min

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