UCLA wins $3.9M to crack why melanoma immunotherapy fails in some patients and fix it
https://www.medicaldaily.com/ucla-nci-grant-melanoma-immunotherapy-non-response-476983
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UCLA wins $3.9M to crack why melanoma immunotherapy fails in some patients and fix it
https://www.medicaldaily.com/ucla-nci-grant-melanoma-immunotherapy-non-response-476983
UCLA received a $3.9M NCI grant to test two compounds aimed at making melanoma immunotherapy work in more patients. What the funding does and does not cover.
#wellness #cancer #immunotherapy
Researchers coated cancer cells with bacterial signals that prompted macrophages to recognize and engulf them, raising phagocytosis from about 20% to 70% in laboratory tests and slowing tumours in mice. The approach is inventive, but it remains preclinical and has not been tested for safety or effectiveness in people.
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