The study co-author told Newsweek the approach could help tackle challenges that have long hindered cancer therapies.

T-cell receptor, or TCR, therapy is a cancer treatment that genetically reprograms immune cells, called T cells, to hunt down ...

UCLA researchers developed ready-made cancer-fighting T cells from cord blood stem cells that can attack solid tumors through ...

Iron is an essential micronutrient, but excess iron can damage cells and increase cancer risk. While many cells die from iron ...

There is no "one-size-fits-all" treatment for patients living with cancer. Cancer occurs when normal cells in the body ...

Since scientists first discovered that human immune cells could be modified to become cancer-fighting agents, they’ve been trying to engineer a cell that’s effective against solid tumors, which ...

Damaged DNA can escape from one human cell and infiltrate another. Like prisoners tunneling out of jail, this DNA travels via tubelike structures between neighboring cells, scientists report May 19 in ...

Researchers have mapped breast tumors in striking detail and uncovered hidden pockets of dormant cancer cells that may help ...

UCLA researchers have developed a way to mass-produce cancer-fighting T cells from blood stem cells found in cord blood, ...