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Cis interactions between CD2 and its ligands on T cells are required for T cell activation
Dual-antigen targeted off-the-shelf NK cells show durable response and prevent antigen escape in lymphoma and leukemia
Size-dependent activation of CAR-T cells
Transcriptomic diversity in human medullary thymic epithelial cells
Previous Digests
Targeting tumor defenses to enhance immunotherapy
August 10, 2022
In cancer immunotherapy, research is often focused on improving the immune attack against cancer. However, Kishton and Patel et al. recently turned their attention towards how cancer defends itself against immune attacks, and how these defense mechanisms could potentially...
PD-1-high TILs: a predictive biomarker for ICB in lung cancer
August 3, 2022
Despite the promise of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the majority of patients do not respond and toxicity remains a major issue. Identifying biomarkers of ICB efficacy could direct treatment to responsive...
Enhancing ACT with o9R
July 27, 2022
Adoptive T cell therapy has come a long way in recent years, but it typically requires lymphodepleting pre-treatment, which can limit patient eligibility, and its efficacy is still limited in many patients. In recent efforts to improve ACT, particularly...
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