Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Cancer breakthrough as scientists find how tumour-killing cells are activated

Cancer breakthrough as scientists find how tumour-killing cells are activated More effective cancer treatments could be on the horizon now that researchers have found out how tumour-killing cells are switched on.

Doctors have for years been using CAR T-cell therapy to make some immune cells directly target tumour cells in blood cancer patients.

They knew CD4+ T cells, known as 'helpers' because they transport vital nutrients, start to aggressively fight cancers after the treatment. The Daily Mail

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