For years, one of the most powerful weapons against certain blood cancers, called CAR-T therapy, has required an elaborate process: Doctors extract a patient’s immune cells, ship them to a specialized ...

A targeted drug-delivery system called TAMP aims to send chemotherapy near pancreatic tumors instead of through the entire ...

From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope ...

Cancer immunotherapy, which leverages the body's immune system to target tumors, has emerged as a pivotal strategy in oncology. This paradigm shift from conventional treatments offers a more precise ...

A new mRNA vaccine could prevent pancreatic cancer from returning — potentially for the long haul. In a small clinical trial, some patients who received the vaccine remained cancer-free for more than ...

Picture this: At your annual physical with your primary care provider, you also receive a full-body scan and a more extensive panel of bloodwork. Just to make sure that you are 100% fine, nothing is ...

A University of Florida research team led by Dr. Elias Sayour, center, developed an mRNA vaccine that boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy. An experimental mRNA vaccine developed at the ...

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for over 613,000 fatalities in 2023, per the Centers for Disease Control. But the field of cancer vaccines, which can be ...

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