Scientists unveil surprising human vs. mouse differences in a major cancer immunotherapy target
Since its discovery in the 1990s, programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) has been regarded as a leading target in cancer ...
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Cancer immunotherapy, explained
Allison and Japanese immunologist Tasuku Honjo were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for their work that led to the development of checkpoint inhibitors. Another type of immunotherapy known as cellular ...
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Nobel laureates criticize RFK Jr. HHS nomination over 'lack of credentials,' vaccine stance
Seventy-seven Nobel Prize winners have come out against the nomination of environmental and health activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter ...
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77 Nobel Prize winners ask the Senate to reject Kennedy's nomination
Seventy-seven Nobel laureates are urging the Senate to vote down Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the nation’s top health agency, pointing to his views against vaccines ...
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Therapeutic potential of a novel mixture of mRNA in nanoparticles overcomes tumor progression
The COVID-19 pandemic and recent Nobel Prize recognition have spotlighted ... and controlled immune activation, mRNA-based immunotherapy can encode proteins that stimulate the immune system ...
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MD Anderson pursues the future of immunotherapy at new institute
Allison shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2018, and immunotherapy has been established as a new pillar of cancer care, alongside surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and targeted ...