Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally advanced tumors in particular can be difficult to treat surgically. A research team from MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna has now investigated the effectiveness of a new type of therapy and achieved promising results.
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Novel, Effective Combination Immunotherapy for Melanoma, Breast Cancer
New research led by the Medical University of Vienna has uncovered a combination therapy that shows promising results in melanoma and breast cancer models. The findings were published in Nature Cancer.
Nourishing T Cells to Fight Cancer
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new way to grow T cells in the lab that enables them to live longer and better destroy cancer cells in a mouse model of melanoma compared to those grown in traditional growth media.
Addition to T Cell Expansion Media Leads to Improved Antitumor Efficacy in Mice
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new way to grow T cells in the lab that enables the cells to live longer and better destroy cancer cells in a mouse model of melanoma, compared with those cells grown using traditional growth media.