Thursday, January 23, 2020
New killer T-cell discovery could open up cancer treatment to all
A new type of killer T-cell could serve as “one-size-fits-all” cancer therapy.
Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales discovered a different kind of T-cell receptor (TCR)—one that recognizes and kills most human cancer cells while ignoring healthy ones.
The early-stage findings, published this week in the journal Nature Immunology, have not yet been tested in patients. But the team said they have “enormous potential.”
https://www.geek.com/news/killer-t-cell-discovery-could-mean-universal-cancer-treatment-1816681/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-019-0578-8.epdf?
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