New combination of immunotherapies shows great promise for treating lung cancer.

[2greys]

McMaster researchers have established in lab settings that a novel combination of two forms of immunotherapy can be highly effective for treating lung cancer, which causes more deaths than any other form of cancer.

The new treatment, yet to be tested on patients, uses one form of therapy to kill a significant number of lung tumour cells, while triggering changes to the tumour that enable the second therapy to finish the job.

The first therapy employs suppressed “natural killer” immune cells by extracting them from patients’ tumours or blood and supercharging them for three weeks.

The researchers condition the cells by expanding and activating them using tumour-like feeder cells to improve their effectiveness before sending them back into battle against notoriously challenging lung tumours.

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[RoadRunner44]

That is so interesting and I am always amazed at what these people accomplish.. Thank goodness for these researchers who are finding cures for so many dreadful diseases. Thsnks for posting 2greys, we all need a lift at the moment

[Snackjack]

You always manage to bring us some very interesting articles, Thank you very much.

[Izb1]

This sounds like a breakthrough, I really hope it works and they can bring it to the nhs soon x

[Sharp5Flat13]

That’s great news, 2greys. Remember I had a transurethral bladder resection for bladder cancer in 2018. Followed by immunotherapy with the BCG vaccine, an attenuated TB bacteria. I still have a cystoscopy and booster vaccine ~every six months, and the cancer has not returned. Compared to radiation or chemotherapy, immunotherapy is the tits!