Researchers Discover Way to ‘Amp Up’ Power of Killer T Cells in Immune System
Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a way to “amp up” the power of killer T cells known as CD8 cells in the immune system, making them more functional for longer periods of time and boosting their ability to multiply and expand within the body to fight melanoma.
The study, done in mouse models of metastatic melanoma that had spread to the brain, has important clinical implications, as the method could improve the cancer-killing power of experimental immunotherapies being tested now for various cancers, including deadly glioblastoma and metastatic melanoma, both of which are very difficult to treat successfully. (more…)