CAR T cells armed with IL-15 show promise in treating solid cancers

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on email
Share on print

A study published in the journal Nature reports results of the first-in-human phase I clinical trials of a novel immunotherapy approach for solid tumors expressing glypican-3. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center led the study, which tested chimeric antigen receptor T cells enhanced with the protein interleukin-15.

To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.

If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.*
*Not all site licenses are enrolled in sponsored accounts.

Login Subscribe
Table of Contents

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Two years ago, Dan Theodorescu made a discovery that could alter biology textbooks: The Y chromosome, widely considered to be a “functional wasteland,” has functions beyond sex determination—and in fact plays a role in cancer biology. 

Never miss an issue!

Get alerts for our award-winning coverage in your inbox.

Login