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Researchers identify new target for cancer immunotherapy – Medical Xpress

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Researchers identify new target for cancer immunotherapy
Medical Xpress
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found new evidence that the tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) may be a major target for immuno-oncology treatments, which induce a patient’s immune system to fight cancer. TNFR2 is …

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Tumor suppressor key in maintaining stem cell status in muscle
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A gene known to suppress tumor formation in a broad range of tissues plays a key role in keeping stem cells in muscles dormant until needed, a finding that may have implications for both human health and animal production, …

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2017-01-17 NEWS

Tumor suppressor key in maintaining stem cell status in muscle
Purdue Newsroom
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A gene known to suppress tumor formation in a broad range of tissues plays a key role in keeping stem cells in muscles dormant until needed, a finding that may have implications for both human health and animal production, …

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2017-01-17 NEWS

Massachusetts General researchers identify new target for cancer immunotherapy
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Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found new evidence that the tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) may be a major target for immuno-oncology treatments, which induce a patient’s immune system to fight cancer. TNFR2 is …

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2017-01-17 NEWS

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Immune responses against a virus-related skin cancer suggest ways to improve immunotherapy Fred Hutchinson …
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In April, Nghiem’s group published findings of a phase 2 clinical trial of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, reporting that the “checkpoint inhibitor” helped to revive “exhausted” T cells, providing significant and lasting responses in more than

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