July 31, 2024 by German Cancer Research Center Skull bone (gray) of a patient with glioblastoma. Vessels (red) in the inner cavities of the local bone marrow; the immune cells, which are only found enriched in the immediate vicinity of the tumor, are shown in green. Credit: Dobersalske/Scheffler / DKTKGlioblastomas are highly aggressive, usually incurable...
Tag: <span>anti-tumor</span>
Researchers develop dual anti-tumor vaccine
by The University of Hong Kong Will Wei QIAO. Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has discovered that exosomes derived from γδ-T cells not only have direct anti-tumor effects but also, when developed into a tumor vaccine, can effectively induce...
Novel checkpoint molecule of natural killer cell anti-tumor immunity revealed
by Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fig. 1. TIPE2 expression correlates with NK cell maturation in both mice and humans.(A) TIPE2 expression of purified splenic NK cells from 2-, 4-, 6-, or 10-week-old wild-type mice was examined by Western blot. (B) UMAP of splenic NK cells from Tipe2WT/WT mice. Cells are color coded according to...
Why the dose matters: Study shows levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common drug vary widely
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: ABOVE ARE IMAGES OF A TUMOR IN THE LUNG OF A PATIENT ON ITRACONAZOLE WHO TOOK PART IN THE STUDY, INCLUDING A MAP GENERATED FROM DYNAMIC CONTRAST-ENHANCED (DCE) MAGNETIC RESONANCE. DALLAS – Sept. 17, 2020 – When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single,...