New T-cell Discovered: Universal Cancer Therapy in the Offing?
Researchers at Cardiff University (UK) recently made an important discovery: T-cells equipped with a new type of receptor (T-cell receptor or TCR) which recognises and kills most human cancer cells. It is significant as it holds the promise of heralding a new era of universal cancer therapy.
Immunotherapy
- Also called biologic therapy, it refers to a type of cancer treatment that boosts the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer, using substances produced by the body or in laboratory to restore or improve immune system function.
- Immunotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells, stopping cancer ....
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