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T cells
Antidepressants Show Potential to Fight Cancer
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) enhanced the ability of T cells to fight cancer and suppressed tumour growth across a range of cancer types in both mouse and human tumour models. The study, published in Cell, May 20, further showed…
New drug combination offers potential to prevent bone metastasis
A combination of existing drugs may inhibit development of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients. The study published in Cancer Discovery, 1 March, found that a combined treatment strategy that activates T cells while at the same time targeting cells…
Cancer Grand Challenge projects to shine light on unanswered oncology questions
The Cancer Grand Challenges initiative has announced the five global research teams who between them will receive $125 million to address unanswered questions. The winning teams, revealed in March, are addressing four major oncology challenges – solid tumours in children,…