Nektar Phase II Study: Anti-tumor activity in 7/18 evaluable patients with solid tumors

Immunotherapy + radiation show promise for bladder preservation in localized MIBC, phase II study shows

Patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer who received radiation plus the immune checkpoint inhibitors durvalumab (Imfinzi) and tremelimumab (Imjudo) had durable responses that allowed for bladder preservation, according to results from the IMMUNOPRESERVE clinical study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the AACR.

CAR T therapy shows durable responses in large B-cell lymphoma

Allogene Therapeutics Inc. announced the publication of data from its phase I ALPHA and ALPHA2 clinical studies of cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel; formerly ALLO-501/A) in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma as a rapid communication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Scientists identify dysfunctional B cells as a new cancer immunotherapy target

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center scientists have discovered a novel subset of cancer-fighting immune cells that reside outside of their normal neighborhood—known as the tertiary lymphoid structure—where they become dysfunctional when in close contact with tumors.

Mayo Clinic researchers identify new immunotherapy target for ovarian cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new immunotherapy target, a cryptic antigen, may be key in helping the immune system fight tumors in ovarian cancer. The study, published in Science Advances, could improve treatment approaches for this type of cancer.