Releasing the cancer killers

Published: 17 August 2021

Read by the article by Immunologist Robert Nibbs

Some white blood cells, appropriately called killer T cells, can kill cancer cells. Unfortunately, cancers can evolve resistance
to killer T cell attack by exploiting natural ‘immune checkpoints’. Immunologist Robert Nibbs explains how exciting new medicines can block these checkpoints, freeing killer T cells to kill cancers.

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First published: 17 August 2021