New immunotherapeutic strategy to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

by IrsiCaixa

7 years ago
immunotherapy, leukemia, T cells, virus

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

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

by VHIO

7 years ago
brain metastasis, immunotherapy, award, Ramón Areces Foundation

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...

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

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

8 years ago
immunotherapy, chemotherapy, squamous cell carcinoma, metastasis, lung cancer

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...

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

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

9 years ago
HIVACAR project, functional cure, HIV, immunotherapy, therapeutic vaccines

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 ...

Inactivation of the B2M gene is recurrent in lung cancer and may condition the response to immunotherapy

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago
HLA-I histocompatibility complex proteins, immune response, lung cancer, immunotherapy

Researchers from the Genes and Cancer research group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have identified inactivating mutations in a number of genes that code for HLA-I histocompa...

Immunotherapy proves to be effective for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

10 years ago
Dupilumab, Immunotherapy, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps

An international study shows the efficacy of a monoclonal antibody, Dupilumab, to treat chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, when the standard treatment with intranasal corticosteroids does no...

Pancreatic cancer: past, present and future of research and treatment

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

11 years ago
Pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy

Pancreatic cancer is rare, but it is one of the most deadly cancers with the highe st mortality rates, and one of the lowest 5 -‐ year survival rates approaching 15 ‐ 20%