Cancer vaccine may avoid immunotherapy downsides

In this podcast episode, find out how thinking like an engineer instead of a doctor is leading to new approaches to treating cancer with immunotherapy.

U. Chicago • futurity
Jan. 11, 2022 ~3 min

Stem cell transplants without chemo and radiation first?

A new approach to stem cell transplants that doesn't require radiation or chemotherapy shows promise in mice, report researchers.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 16, 2021 ~9 min


Tweak amps up cancer immunotherapy by 77 fold

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can deliver cancer immunotherapy intravenously. It could open new doors for fighting tumors.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 1, 2021 ~5 min

Glioblastoma drug for dogs may work for people

A glioblastoma treatment for dogs could be useful in treating the aggressive brain cancer in humans, a new study shows.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 ~5 min

Supercharged killer cells may work against melanoma

Immunotherapy has worked to treat cancer in the blood, but now researchers have a new method that could work on hard-to-treat melanoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
July 7, 2021 ~8 min

DNA-based cancer vaccine triggers immune attack on tumors

Personalized cancer vaccines made using DNA can program the immune system to attack tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancers, researchers report.

Jim Goodwin-WUSTL • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~8 min

DNA-based cancer vaccine triggers immune attack on tumors

Personalized cancer vaccines made using DNA can program the immune system to attack tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancers, researchers report.

Jim Goodwin-WUSTL • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~8 min

Personalized shot could train the body to find and kill cancer

A new kind of personalized vaccine for cancer "has the potential to be more efficacious, less expensive, and much safer than many other immunotherapies."

U. Chicago • futurity
March 25, 2021 ~7 min


2-in-1 immunotherapy may better fight blood cancer

When combined into one, two types of immunotherapy appear more effective than either one alone for blood cancers like leukemia.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
July 27, 2020 ~9 min

Drug could enhance cancer immunotherapy

A drug that blocks a tumor-producing protein could help make immunotherapy for cancer more effective, researchers find.

Brown University • futurity
July 7, 2020 ~5 min

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