American researchers have successfully coaxed the immune systems of mice to gobble up glioblastomas, the deadliest brain tumours.
Maria Castro, Pedro Lowenstein and their colleagues at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, injected the mice's tumours with a gene that attracts chemotherapy drugs, and one that attracts immune cells.
About Brain Tumor
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
They added that given that immune cell levels are boosted due to the second inserted gene, the immune response to tumours was strong enough in some cases to entirely destroy them.
Writing about their work in PLoS Medicine, the researchers said that their study showed the possibility of harnessing the immune system to fight tumours.
Chemotherapy - History, Principles, Aim, Types, Side Effcts, Pros & Cons
'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug', 'therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer.
'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug', 'therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer.
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Glioma Brain Tumor
Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with Glioma, a kind of brain tumor. Tests carried out on the 76 -year old politician revealed a tumor on his left parietal lobe.
Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with Glioma, a kind of brain tumor. Tests carried out on the 76 -year old politician revealed a tumor on his left parietal lobe.
