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The Rockefeller University » Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial

The Rockefeller University » Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial

Histology image of a patient whose metastatic cancer went into complete remission after receiving a new immunotherapy treatment (Ravetch lab) Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact …

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