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Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy

Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.

Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.

solid tumors

Engineered T cells attacking a cancer cell
Helping Engineered T Cells Find Their Way to Tumors
Nele Haelterman, PhD | Apr 18, 2023 | 3 min read
Susan Thomas discusses how her team engineered a microfluidic device to screen for T cells with improved homing capability to tumor cells. 
Improve cancer diagnostics using genetic technologies
The Genetics of Cancer Risk
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Feb 3, 2023 | 1 min read
Learn how to discover cancer biomarkers with genomics.
illustration of T cell attached to protein
“Smarter” CAR T Cells Target Tumors with Precision
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Dec 16, 2022 | 5 min read
Two studies in mice now show that researchers can control when and where CAR T cells are active, potentially overcoming previous hurdles for CAR T–based treatments.
Breaking Down Barriers: Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors
The Persistence of (T Cell) Memory: Towards Cellular Therapy for Solid Tumors
The Scientist | Nov 7, 2022 | 1 min read
In this webinar, Douglas Green will describe how early events in T cell activation influence anti-tumor immunity. 
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