Researchers discover new immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells

(University of Calgary) Researchers at the University of Calgary recently discovered an immunotherapy that uses existing cancer drugs in a whole new way. 'What we found is a combination of cancer therapies that complement each other in helping the immune system clear the cancer,' says Doug Mahoney, PhD. 'Our results suggest that we've been looking at these cancer drugs the wrong way -- as tumour-targeting drugs -- instead of what we now feel is their most important biological role: as immune stimulating therapy.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news