Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Study Finds Hallmarks of T Cell Exhaustion Within Hours of Tumor Exposure
August 04, 2023
August 04, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 4 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Leigh MacMillan
Immune system T cells that should be able to kill cancer cells become dysfunctional or "exhausted" within hours of encountering a tumor, according to a study reported Aug. 3 in Nature Immunology.
The surprising findings have implications for cancer immunotherapies that aim to harness the tumor-killing power of T cells, and they challe . . .
By Leigh MacMillan
Immune system T cells that should be able to kill cancer cells become dysfunctional or "exhausted" within hours of encountering a tumor, according to a study reported Aug. 3 in Nature Immunology.
The surprising findings have implications for cancer immunotherapies that aim to harness the tumor-killing power of T cells, and they challe . . .