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In the Lab

Drug Combination Could Boost the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy against Pancreatic Cancer

By Matthew Tontonoz

Studies conducted in mice reveal a potential way to breach the defenses of pancreatic cancer tumors.

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A drawing of a pancreatic tumor represented as a barren landscape, blood vessels as rivers, and immune cells as ships with ammunition.

In the Lab

Newly Discovered Immune Cell Subtypes Could Shake Up Immunotherapy

By Matthew Tontonoz

Dendritic cells, the guards of the immune system, have a previously unrecognized division of labor.

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a colorful dendritic cell

Finding

One Patient’s Exceptional Response Leads to a Surprising Discovery about Immunotherapy

By Julie Grisham

MSK researchers learn that some cancers may respond to checkpoint inhibitor drugs because of changes called gene fusions.

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Drawing of one human figure set apart from a group of others.

In the Clinic

CAR Therapy for Solid Tumors Draws Attention at Annual Cancer Conference

By Matthew Tontonoz

Results from a clinical trial indicate that an experimental CAR therapy for mesothelioma is safe.

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Finding

Tumor Mutational Burden Can Help Predict Response to Immunotherapy in Many Different Cancers

By Julie Grisham

Investigators confirmed that people whose tumors have a high tumor mutational burden and were treated with immunotherapy lived longer.

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Tumor mutation model

Roundup

Top 10 Stories of 2018, Cancer Research Edition

By Matthew Tontonoz

Take a look back at some of the year’s biggest news in cancer research.

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2018

Finding

Adding Low-Dose Radiation Could Make CAR T Therapy More Effective, Study Finds

By Matthew Tontonoz

The treatment combination appears to boost chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells’ ability to kill cancer cells in solid tumors.

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Blue cancer cell with a target on it

In the News

Former MSK Immunologist James Allison Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

By Matthew Tontonoz

Dr. Allison is being honored for discovering how to take the brakes off cancer-fighting immune cells.

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James Allison

Feature

Meet the Scientists Who Engineer CAR T Cells, a Type of "Living" Immunotherapy

By Matthew Tontonoz

An immunotherapy called CAR T is transforming the treatment of certain cancers. These are the people who make it possible.

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MSK cell manufacturing specialist Xiuyan Wang

Finding

Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy

By Jim Stallard

A newly identified group of immunosuppressive cells could provide insight into the effects of immunotherapy drugs.

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Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (blue) attached to a red cancer cell.