New Immunotherapy Strategies Reveal Hidden Pancreatic Cancer Cells
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Northwestern scientists discovered that pancreatic tumors use a sugar-based disguise to evade the immune system by signaling 'don't attack,' but they developed a monoclonal antibody that blocks this signal, reactivating immune cells to attack the cancer in preclinical models, paving the way for potential new treatments.
Topics:health#antibody-therapy#cancer-research#health#immunotherapy#pancreatic-cancer#sugar-disguise
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