What is CAR-T cell therapy?

Seema Bachoo   Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that makes use of a patient’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, with the aim of eliminating cancer from the body. There are several different types of immunotherapies. Cytokine-based immunotherapies harness the power of cytokines, which are soluble proteins that stimulate and […]

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month: Understanding the disease

Alessandro Troiani   Glossary Biopsy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast Cancer, Cell Cycle, Chemotherapy, DNA, Ductal Carcinoma, Estrogen Receptor, Genetic Testing, Grade, HER2, Immunotherapy, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Lobular Carcinoma, Lymph Node, Mammogram, Metastasis, Monoclonal Antibody, MRI, Mutation, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Neoplasm, PIK3CA gene, Progesterone Receptor, Prognosis, Surgery, TNM Staging System, TP53 gene, Triple-negative Breast Cancer, Tumor   “We […]