Initial colon cancer surgery may not be best course Southern China researchers unexpectedly found pre-surgery immunotherapy for a common type of colorectal cancer even more effective at early and mid-stages than its previously known high success rate in the metastatic stage of the disease. The study, published January 11 in JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, found that immune checkpoint programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor treatment prior to surgery was significantly effective for patients with certain types of colorectal cancer.Read More
Researchers identify T cells that protect against ischemic stroke in mice University of Pittsburgh neurologists and immunologists have identified a subset of CD8+ regulatory-like T cells (CD8+TRLs) that provide fast-acting and lasting protection against ischemic stroke in mice, offering a potentially novel immunotherapy for stroke in humans.Read More