Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer A preclinical study from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center that combines RAS inhibition and immunotherapy shows promise for future clinical trials in pancreatic cancer treatment strategies. 1 min. read
A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later Science News A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine says that neuroblastoma is the first solid tumor for which there could be curative effects with CAR T cells. ‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’ Hindustan Times (Delhi) ‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’ In a Q&A, Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a rise in anti-vaxxers could lead to deaths from preventable diseases like measles and polio, reversing decades of progress. Why do women live longer than men? The New York Times Why do women live longer than men? Montserrat Anguera of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that epigenetic factors like climate or chronic stress may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers In a new study, researchers at Penn Medicine looked for—and did not find—examples where the process of generating CAR T cells caused malignancy. The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs (From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Fortune California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says the latest H5N1 bird flu strain might have a greater potential to adapt and cause severe disease in humans. Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer. Load More
‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’ Hindustan Times (Delhi) ‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’ In a Q&A, Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a rise in anti-vaxxers could lead to deaths from preventable diseases like measles and polio, reversing decades of progress. Why do women live longer than men? The New York Times Why do women live longer than men? Montserrat Anguera of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that epigenetic factors like climate or chronic stress may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers In a new study, researchers at Penn Medicine looked for—and did not find—examples where the process of generating CAR T cells caused malignancy. The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs (From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Fortune California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says the latest H5N1 bird flu strain might have a greater potential to adapt and cause severe disease in humans. Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer. Load More
Why do women live longer than men? The New York Times Why do women live longer than men? Montserrat Anguera of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that epigenetic factors like climate or chronic stress may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers In a new study, researchers at Penn Medicine looked for—and did not find—examples where the process of generating CAR T cells caused malignancy. The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs (From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Fortune California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says the latest H5N1 bird flu strain might have a greater potential to adapt and cause severe disease in humans. Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer. Load More
Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms.
No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers In a new study, researchers at Penn Medicine looked for—and did not find—examples where the process of generating CAR T cells caused malignancy.
The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs (From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside.
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Fortune California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says the latest H5N1 bird flu strain might have a greater potential to adapt and cause severe disease in humans. Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer. Load More
California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Fortune California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says the latest H5N1 bird flu strain might have a greater potential to adapt and cause severe disease in humans. Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer. Load More
Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness HealthDay Keto diet supplement could boost a cancer treatment's effectiveness A study by Perelman School of Medicine student Puneeth Guruprasad and postdoc Shan Liu suggests that a component of the keto diet could boost CAR T cell therapy to help treat cancer.