One step closer to understanding cancer-fighting immune cells
Researchers discover that protective immune cells are not created equally
Personalised treatment of cancers has moved one step closer, thanks to University of Melbourne researcher Dr Susan Christo.
Increasingly, cancers are being treated using an approach called immunotherapy – which uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease.
However, challenges arise in so-called “solid cancers”, such as melanoma, where access may be limited so the cancer-fighting immune cells cannot penetrate the tumour site.
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