Ways to Strengthen Immunity against Skin Cancer

A new way to keep the immune system engaged in its fight against skin cancer has been identified by recent research. The research team is planning to test the approach in phase 1 clinical trial. Unmasking melanoma cells to immune cells enables the immune system to mount a direct attack while also enhancing the function of current immunotherapies such as pembrolizumab and nivolumab.

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ways to unmask skin cancer cells to immune cells identified
- this enables immune cells to launch a direct attack against these cancerous cells
- it also improves the effects of other immunotherapies

Ways to Strengthen Immunity against Skin Cancer Identified

New ways to unmask melanoma cells to immune cells have been identified by recent research. This new therapy has been put forward for phase-1 of clinical trial. Read More

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