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In the Lab MSK-led Studies Support the Concept of “Cancer Environment Immunotherapy” Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Targeting the cancer environment, rather than the cancer itself, could be a new avenue for immunotherapy. The ABCs of BCG: Oldest Approved Immunotherapy Gets New Explanation Friday, July 17, 2020 BCG has been used to treat bladder cancer for more than 30 years. Scientists are still learning how it works. In the Lab A New Target for CAR T Cells: Senescence-Related Diseases Wednesday, June 17, 2020 From atherosclerosis and diabetes to liver fibrosis and osteoarthritis, senescent cells are at the root of many debilitating diseases. Scientists increasingly have them in the crosshairs. In the Lab Research Uncovers Details about How Gut Microbes Influence the Immune System Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Investigators have shown how gut microbes promote the formation of a type of immune cell called regulatory T cells. In the Lab Drug That Hits CAR T Snooze Button Can Quiet a Cytokine Storm Wednesday, July 3, 2019 An FDA-approved drug used to treat leukemia can serve as a temporary off switch for CAR T cells, MSK scientists have found. In the News AACR 2019 Research Roundup: Nanosensors for Cancer, New Immunotherapy Targets, a Road Map of Metastasis, and CAR T Fratricide Monday, April 1, 2019 Read our key takeaways from the second half of the American Association for Cancer Research’s 2019 annual meeting. In the News AACR 2019 Research Roundup: Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy, Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance, Insight into Inherited Cancer Mutations Sunday, March 31, 2019 Read up on the latest developments in several important areas of cancer research emerging from the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting. Finding Tumor Mutational Burden Can Help Predict Response to Immunotherapy in Many Different Cancers Thursday, January 17, 2019 Investigators confirmed that people whose tumors have a high tumor mutational burden and were treated with immunotherapy lived longer. In the Lab Drugs That Stall — But Don’t Kill — Cancer Cells Are an Untapped Resource, Study Suggests Thursday, December 20, 2018 A drug combination that halts tumor cell division can stir the immune system into taking action. In the Lab MSK Scientists Fine-Tune CAR T Cells to Improve Their Performance Monday, December 17, 2018 The updated versions can survive longer in the body while still packing a punch against cancer. In the Lab The Immune System Can Fight Cancer. So Why Doesn’t It? Tuesday, December 11, 2018 New research from scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute helps explain how growing tumors escape our immune defenses. Finding Adding Low-Dose Radiation Could Make CAR T Therapy More Effective, Study Finds Thursday, October 25, 2018 The treatment combination appears to boost chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells’ ability to kill cancer cells in solid tumors. In the Lab Putting the STING in Immunotherapy: Research Focuses on Ways to Improve Cancer Treatments Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Researchers are looking for ways to make cancer cells more visible to the immune system. Finding Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy Tuesday, June 12, 2018 A newly identified group of immunosuppressive cells could provide insight into the effects of immunotherapy drugs. In the Clinic Longest-Running CAR T Trial Shows Which Patients Benefit Most, Have Fewest Side Effects Wednesday, January 31, 2018 The study represents 20 years of research at MSK. In the Clinic The Science Behind the FDA’s Approval of an Immunotherapy for Mismatch Repair–Deficient Cancers Friday, June 9, 2017 A new paper from MSK physician-scientist Luis Diaz presents the evidence on which the FDA approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab for cancers with a specific genetic abnormality. In the Lab Why Immune Cells Sometimes Fail to Fight Cancer (and What to Do about It) Wednesday, May 17, 2017 By looking at how DNA is packaged in cells, scientists are teasing apart a long-standing conundrum about the immune response to cancer. Q&A New Approach Could Boost Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer Tuesday, November 29, 2016 A protein on certain immune cells is a promising target for making immunotherapy more effective against breast cancer. Science Byte The Warburg Effect: What Turns T Cells On? Monday, November 7, 2016 Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between metabolism and gene control in T cells. 1 2