CAR-T Cells That Secrete CD19 Antibodies Effective Against B-ALL

Taurin – a popular energy drink additive – helps leukemia cells to grow. This is shown by recently published research results. The energy boost hits not only healthy cells, but also leukemia cells. Can this new insight save human lives? Many people repeatedly resort to the strongly advertised energy drinks. The advertising promises energy and endurance – thanks to Taurin, a miracle substance of nature. What almost all consumers don't know: shoul…

CAR-T Cells That Secrete CD19 Antibodies Effective Against B-ALL

Researchers at Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and Hospital 12 de Octubre in Spain have tested a new CAR-T immunotherapy that can effectively maintain its treatment efficacy longer in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) versus current therapies. This new approach, which targeted the CD19 protein, is the latest advance in improving therapeutic response for patients who have relapsed or did do not respond to current standard tr…

A group of researchers has developed a new immunotherapy called CAR-STAb that allows recruiting more defensive cells from the body to fight tumor cells, and that for the moment has achieved good results in animal models.

Leukaemia is the most common cancer in pediatric age. Every year, about 350 children are diagnosed with this disease. And one third of them are under 4 years of age. Of the total cases recorded in our country, 80% of them are acute lymphoblastic leukemia B. The first treatment option for ALL-B is chemotherapy, based on administration of toxics that eliminate tumor cells. When chemotherapy does not work, immunotherapy is used, which happens to ac…