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Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
« on: May 20, 2017, 04:49:58 am »
Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
May 19, 2017
 

While studying the underpinnings of multiple sclerosis, investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital came across important clues for how to treat a very different disease: cancer. In a paper published in Science Immunology, a group of researchers led by neurologist Howard Weiner, MD, describe an antibody that can precisely target regulatory T cells which in turn unleashes the immune system to kill cancer cells. The team reports that the antibody decreased tumor growth in models of melanoma, glioblastoma and colorectal carcinoma, making it an attractive candidate for cancer immunotherapy.


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Re: Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2017, 05:49:25 am »
Isn't this how most zombie movies start.

Sounds exciting tho
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Re: Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2017, 05:54:11 am »
Yep, and yes it does sound exciting (using the immune system to fight cancer, not so much the zombie apocalypse thing, even though that would probably not have a dull moment...)
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Re: Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2017, 08:35:39 am »
Wow -- that would be amazing if it pans out as hoped.  Imagine a cancer treatment that doesn't revolve around pumping deadly chemicals into the body. 

And I'm going to go with an X-men scenario instead of a zombie apocalypse.  Less horrifying.
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