Predicting response to adoptive cell therapies in cancer

► Recent advances in immunotherapy open the door to new approaches in cancer treatments. ► Patient variability is a major issue impairing a massive adoption of cell-based immunotherapy. ► Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute have summarized all the previous knowledge on immunotherapy to make it easier for clinicians to dive into it. […]

Study sheds light on why immunodeficiency affects only one identical twin

Scientists have long queried the causes of immune disorders in only one of two identical twins with identical genes. New research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Spain and their collaborators, has found the answer lies in both alterations in immune cell-cell communication and the epigenome, the host of […]

Cuidados paliativos o aliviar el sufrimiento del paciente

“Ya no se puede hacer nada”. En infinidad de ocasiones hemos escuchado esta frase en películas. Está grabada en nuestro aprendizaje social que, cuando no se puede curar a un paciente, “ya no se puede hacer nada”. Aunque puede costar de entender, es una falacia. Aun no pudiendo asegurar la curación de una persona, se […]