An experimental immunotherapy drug called VIR-5500 has driven prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels down by as much as 99% in some men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according ...
But quality-of-life findings should be considered alongside DFS benefit, says researcher ...
Scientists have reported results from an early-stage trial of an immunotherapy drug called VIR-5500. The drug offers new hope for men with advanced prostate cancer who have stopped responding to other ...
A newly discovered cancer trick that weakens immunotherapy may be stopped by everyday statins.
A naturally occurring byproduct of liver metabolism—the ketone body, β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB)—can strengthen the fitness and antitumor activity of CAR T cells. The findings, reported on March 6, 2026 ...
Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists have developed an experimental strategy to give genetically engineered CAR T cells help they'd normally find within lymph nodes — but on the go, within the tumor.
Cells in our immune system are best known for providing security against external invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These immune cells also guard against internal threats, including cancerous ...
Researchers engineer CAR-astrocytes to target and remove amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s, showing a 50% reduction in brain ...
Fecal microbiota transplants may enhance patients’ response to immunotherapy, but experts caution that the latest data remain proof-of-concept and far from practice-changing.
Phase II data suggest fewer GI adverse effects when given a sequence of biologics ...
Even in mice with existing amyloid plaques, one injection of the gene therapy was associated with a roughly 50 percent ...
After getting engaged, the only words journalist Mrinali Dhembla expected to hear were “I do.” Instead, she was told, “You have cancer.” “When I first heard the words, ‘You have cancer,’ I was ...