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Scientists create designer virus to kickstart immune system and kill cancer
by Guest Fri May 26, 2017 6:54 pm
A designer virus which helps the immune system clear our cancer has been created by scientists. Cancer cells are very good a evading the immune system, but the new therapy capitalises on the body’s ability to quickly spot a virus. Swiss scientists inserted cancer proteins inside an artificial virus so that when the immune system sees it, it also hunts down cancer in the body with the same proteins.
The technique could in theory be used to fight any type of cancer. Scientists could simply take proteins from a patient’s own tumour, place it in the virus and inject it into the body to trigger a strong immune response against a specific disease.
In mice, the treatment was shown to bring remission and researchers are keen to move to human trials.
“We hope that our new findings and technologies will soon be used in cancer treatments and so help to further increase their success rates,” said Professor Daniel Pinschewer, lead researcher from the University of Basel.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/26/scientists-create-designer-virus-kickstart-immune-system-kill/
The technique could in theory be used to fight any type of cancer. Scientists could simply take proteins from a patient’s own tumour, place it in the virus and inject it into the body to trigger a strong immune response against a specific disease.
In mice, the treatment was shown to bring remission and researchers are keen to move to human trials.
“We hope that our new findings and technologies will soon be used in cancer treatments and so help to further increase their success rates,” said Professor Daniel Pinschewer, lead researcher from the University of Basel.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/26/scientists-create-designer-virus-kickstart-immune-system-kill/
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