A Hidden Cancer-Fighting Switch Could Supercharge the Human Immune System
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Temporarily activating a protein best known for preventing cancer helped engineered human immune cells kill melanoma cells more effectively in the lab, suggesting a way to improve existing cell therapies. Engineering a patient’s immune cells to recognize cancer does not guarantee that they will keep fighting it. Repeated exposure to cancer can gradually weaken T [...]
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