University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: New Take on Immunotherapy Reinvigorates T Cells by Blocking Uptake of Energy-Sapping Cancer Byproducts
November 09, 2024
November 09, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release:
As cancer cells grow, they pump out metabolic byproducts such as lactic acid into the tumor microenvironment. Exhausted T cells -- which have lost their cancer-fighting oomph -- consume this lactic acid, which further saps their energy, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
When the researchers . . .
As cancer cells grow, they pump out metabolic byproducts such as lactic acid into the tumor microenvironment. Exhausted T cells -- which have lost their cancer-fighting oomph -- consume this lactic acid, which further saps their energy, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
When the researchers . . .