CNIO research team finds how melanoma deceives the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great number of diseases, cancer being one of them. The immune system recognises and destroys cance...

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ID-Hub media spoke with José Javier García, Pivotal´s VP, Data management and Biostatistics, about adaptive study design and the potential for convalescent plasma therapy in COVID-19 patients

by Pivotal

In this interview we speak to José Javier García, Vice President of Data Management and Biostatistics at Pivotal (Madrid, Spain), about his company’s involvement in a large-scale clinical trial te...

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An international research identifies a biomarker predicting prognosis for immunotherapy-treated patients with advanced cancer

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

Researchers from Cima and the Clínica Universidad de Navarra show that high IL-8 levels are linked to worse patient response to the treatment

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International scientists point to immunotherapy as a new approach for treating diseases related to ageing

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

When you hear the word ‘immunotherapy’, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is a highly effective treatment for cancer. But could it also be the solution or hope for other conditions?

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Predicting the response of HIV-infected individuals to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Scientists led by Andreas Meyerhans and Gennady Bocharov have designed a mathematical model to predict the response of HIV-infected individuals to a type of cancer immunotherapy.

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Scientists build machine learning-based algorithm to predict which cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Using machine learning, researchers have built a tool that detects genetic mutations that trigger the immune system, helping identify which cancer patients are more likely to benefit from immunotherap...

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Pretreatment with TNF inhibitors may improve outcomes of combination cancer immunotherapy based on animal models

by Clínica Universidad de Navarra

A collaborative experimental study, published in Nature and led by researchers at the University of Navarra, suggests TNF blockade may dissociate efficacy and toxicity in the use of combined immunothe...

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New immunotherapeutic strategy to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

by IrsiCaixa

The study uses genetically modified immune cells that specifically target the CD1a molecule of the tumour cells, suggesting a new treatment with less adverse effects for patients

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VHIO’s Joan Seoane awarded by the Ramón Areces Foundation to seek out novel immuontherapeutic targets in brain metastases

by VHIO

Presented yesterday at a special award ceremony hosted by the Ramón Areces Foundation in Madrid and presided by Ángeles Heras, Spanish Secretary of State for University Research, Development and In...

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An international clinical trial extends the effectiveness of immunotherapy to more lung cancer patients

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy in patients with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma "significantly increases" the survival of patients, write the authors in The New England Journal of Medici...

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Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS coordinates a European project to obtain a functional cure for HIV with immunotherapy

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

In order to achieve this functional cure, the HIVACAR project proposes the administration of a combination of immunotherapy that includes therapeutic vaccines (one of them customized for each patient ...

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