by Stacey Hawkins | May 5, 2020 | Oncology
Despite restricted access to parks and beaches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere continue to seek solace in outdoor activities, enjoying a walk through the neighborhood or a cold drink on a hot afternoon in a sunny backyard. Fresh air and sunlight are...
by Stacey Hawkins | Apr 21, 2020 | Oncology
Solid tumors are generally considered more difficult to treat than blood cancers. For example, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has been amazingly effective against blood cancers that failed to respond to other types of treatment, while inroads against...
by Stacey Hawkins | Sep 27, 2018 | Immunology
Attack Of The Tregs!! No matter what it sounds like, this subset of helper T-cells aren’t invaders from another planet. Nope, Tregs, or regulatory T-cells, come from New Jersey (don’t say it!) and elsewhere. They suppress the immune system. These newcomers to the...