MRNA CANCER VACCINES

Personalised mRNA cancer vaccines are still in development. They are designed to teach and activate the body’s immune system to recognise, hunt down and attack cancer cells.  Cancer vaccines are a class of immunotherapy that is still in development. No cancer vaccines are currently licenced for use in standard cancer care – patients can only access […]

IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS – 3RD TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY

IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS – 3RD TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a third type of immunotherapy (for other types search in the news ⬇️) Immune checkpoints on cell surfaces help control an immune response. Usually, immune checkpoints keep T cells inactive, that is, in an off state, until they’re needed. This keeps the T […]

T CELL TRANSFER THERAPY – 2ND TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY

T CELL TRANSFER THERAPY – 2ND TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY T cell transfer therapy is another type of immunotherapy (for the 1st type – Nonspecific immune stimulation – search ⬇️) T cells are a type of immune cell and are powerful weapons the immune system uses to fight cancer. For T cell transfer therapy, T cells […]

NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE STIMULATION – 1ST TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY

NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE STIMULATION – 1ST TYPE OF IMMUNOTHERAPY Nonspecific immune stimulation is a type of immunotherapy that stimulates a patient’s immune response in a general way. In non-specific immune stimulation, drugs or other substances are used to increase the overall immune response, which can help kill cancer cells. For example, some patients who have had […]

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND FIGHT AGAINST CANCER #Immunotherapy is an exciting area of cancer research that is changing the way we think about cancer treatment. Immunotherapy works by using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This video describes how it works and the three types of immunotherapy that are used to treat: nonspecific immune stimulation, t […]

APOPTOSIS, PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH

APOPTOSIS, PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH #Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a highly regulated process that eliminates cells with critical damage that could not be repaired. Once apoptosis is activated by either immune cells or the protein p53, the damaged cell shrinks and generates apoptotic cell debris, known as apoptotic bodies. These apoptotic bodies are phagocytized […]