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Scientists May Have Found a Fix for Burnt-Out Cancer-Fighting T Cells
Original: Cancer-fighting t cells burn out. Scientists may have found a fix
Scientists report a potential way to stop cancer-fighting T cells from burning out, a key limitation in immunotherapy treatments. When T cells become exhausted during prolonged battles with tumors, they lose their ability to kill cancer cells effectively. The newly reported finding could improve therapies that rely on reprogramming a patient's immune cells, and researchers say it may open new avenues for making cancer immunotherapies last longer.
Why now: The finding addresses a major limitation of CAR-T and other T-cell immunotherapies, which matters to cancer patients and researchers.
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