Key takeawaysWhile the immune system tries to fight cancerous tumors, the tumor cells deplete the key nutrient glucose from their environment, leaving ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two lipids that work together with a quintessential protein known ...

Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) has revolutionized the treatment of cancers like melanoma, but up to 60% of patients don't ...

Immune system activation and activity is regulated through stimulatory or inhibitory ligand-receptor interactions collectively termed immune checkpoints. 1 Stimulatory interactions give the immune ...

Researchers find molecule that drives skin cancer growth - A key protein helps fuel melanoma tumors — the deadliest form of skin cancer ...

A lung cancer trial bolsters a long-held idea that treatment timing matters, showing a simple shift could help immunotherapy ...

Covid vaccines may come with a tantalizing benefit that has nothing to do with the virus they’re designed to protect against: boosting the immune system to better fight tumors during cancer treatment.

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is devastating news. Though it makes up only about 3% of cancers in the United States, it’s one of the deadliest, and on track for a dark achievement: By 2030, it’s ...

Survival rarely comes easy when pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma strikes. Most people learn of it only after it has spread, and only a small fraction reach the five-year mark. Treatments that succeed ...

Our diets can affect our health, but despite extensive research, we still don’t have a great understanding of what diets are best for which people, and whether different diets can improve certain ...