Immunotherapy
Rewiring cold tumours
2 Aug 2024Researchers find that targeting nerve growth factor in melanomas transforms resistant ‘cold’ tumours into treatable ‘hot’ ones, adding new therapeutic options for challenging skin cancers.
Turning cold tumours into hot targets
4 Apr 2024Researchers identify predictive immune ‘signatures’ in liver cancer patients that can help tailor and improve the success rates of combined immunotherapy and radiotherapy.
Lingering viruses make tumours vulnerable
12 Jun 2023New associations between COVID-19 and immune responses in cancer patients reveal potential inroads to fighting tumours.
Redirecting cancerous fates
14 Feb 2023A T cell therapy innovation may offer new hope for acute myeloid leukemia patients who relapse after conventional treatment.
Radioactive molecules predict liver cancer outcomes
27 Jan 2023Imaging experts discover a non-invasive method to identify which patients with liver cancer are most likely to respond to immunotherapy.
Making the most of natural cancer killers
30 Nov 2022A*STAR researchers discover a mechanism that fires up the metabolism of cancer-killing immune cells, paving the way for future cancer immunotherapies.
Fortifying T cells that fight liver cancer
14 Dec 2021Researchers engineer specialized T cells that can transiently and effectively attack liver cancer cells even in the presence of immunosuppressive drugs.
Striking with precision at liver cancer
9 Apr 2021A new biomarker in liver tumor may help doctors predict how patients respond to immunotherapy.
Turning immunotherapy inside out
31 Aug 2020A novel targeting strategy may make pave the way for effective cancer immunotherapy against previously ‘undruggable’ targets.
Defying convention in cancer drug discovery
2 Apr 2020Just because a molecular target resides inside a cancer cell does not mean that it cannot be targeted by antibodies, says Qi Zeng, founder of A*STAR spin-off company Intra-ImmuSG.
An unexpected infiltrator
15 Jul 2018Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumors offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy
A sustainable source of natural killers
15 May 2018Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy