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This is also why a combination of engineered T-cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors is a really winning combo. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/01/
by erkkie 11y ago
This is also why a combination of engineered T-cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors is a really winning combo. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/01/paradigm-shift-hailed-in-treatment-of-lung-cancer http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/01/paradigm-shif...
- AstralStorm 11y agoImmune checkpoint (fancy name that, you probably mean anti-autoimmune system) inhibitors main problem is the very high risk of autoimmune disorders that are hard or impossible to treat. Just toggling the suppressor will not kill clonal cells already in circulation, and those can last a long, long time, or even a lifetime. If you're unlucky, you will also get "broken" immune memory cells - which also last for life. Trading cancer for SLE or rheumatoidal arthritis etc.