Immune system

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ASCO 2017: 4 ways treatment could change following world’s largest cancer conference

Targeted treatment up front improves survival for advanced prostate cancer, and we predict a change in thinking for precision cancer medicine. Targeted treatment up front improves survival for advanced prostate cancer, and we predict a change in thinking for precision cancer medicine.

19 June 2017

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This could be the future of how doctors view cancer

Step inside a virtual world where our Grand Challenge scientists are hoping to redefine the way we look at cancer. Step inside a virtual world where our Grand Challenge scientists are hoping to redefine the way we look at cancer.

2 May 2017

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CRISPR genome editing and immunotherapy – the early adopter

How is CRISPR genome editing helping harness the power of immunotherapy? How is CRISPR genome editing helping harness the power of immunotherapy?

21 April 2017

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Blood tests, microbes, immunotherapy and more: AACR 2017’s hottest topics

At AACR 2017, thousands of doctors and scientists shared progress in cancer research. Read about the hottest topics. At AACR 2017, thousands of doctors and scientists shared progress in cancer research. Read about the hottest topics.

13 April 2017

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Training viruses to be cancer killers

Our scientists at the Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre are developing a cancer-killing virus. Watch it working on their labs 'cell CCTV'. Our scientists at the Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre are developing a cancer-killing virus. Watch it working on their labs 'cell CCTV'.

21 March 2017

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British Science Week: 10 of the biggest changes in cancer research over the last 20 years

This year’s British Science Week runs from 10th – 19th March, and the theme is ‘change’. This year’s British Science Week runs from 10th – 19th March, and the theme is ‘change’.

10 March 2017

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Engineered immune cell treatment for childhood leukaemia may be a step closer

An immunotherapy treatment using genetically engineered cells has been used to successfully treat two infants with an aggressive kind of leukaemia. An immunotherapy treatment using genetically engineered cells has been used to successfully treat two infants with an aggressive kind of leukaemia.

27 January 2017

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A lasting immune impression could boost blood cancer treatments

Our researchers may have found a new way to tap into the power of the immune system to fight cancer. Read about their work Our researchers may have found a new way to tap into the power of the immune system to fight cancer. Read about their work

3 January 2017

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Restoring leaky blood vessels could lead to new cancer treatment

A Belgian study has found making tumour blood vessels more normal might help deliver drugs to the tumour. A Belgian study has found making tumour blood vessels more normal might help deliver drugs to the tumour.

22 November 2016

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NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 4 – liver cancer, obesity, immunotherapy poo predictions and more

Read our final roundup from this year's NCRI Cancer Conference, including how bacteria in the gut could help predict if immunotherapy will work. Read our final roundup from this year's NCRI Cancer Conference, including how bacteria in the gut could help predict if immunotherapy will work.

10 November 2016

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Weight loss condition provides clue to why some immunotherapy treatments fail

A weight loss condition frequently seen in cancer patients could provide answers as to why certain immunotherapy treatments fail in some patients. A weight loss condition frequently seen in cancer patients could provide answers as to why certain immunotherapy treatments fail in some patients.

9 November 2016