{"id":2666,"date":"2017-04-18T02:08:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T07:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2017-04-14T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T22:10:12","slug":"new-t-cell-tracking-may-improve-immunotherapy-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/18\/new-t-cell-tracking-may-improve-immunotherapy-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"New T Cell Tracking May Improve Immunotherapy Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T cells are in the front line of your immune system, multiplying rapidly to attack invading cells throughout your body. <\/span><\/span>Immunotherapy for cancer<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> took a big step forward with a study that found <\/span><\/span>ways to track T cells<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> in order to harness their specific tumor-fighting abilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finding a Needle in a Haystack<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adoptive T cell transfer is a method of treatment in which <\/span><\/span>T cells<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> are harvested from a patient’s body and “groomed” to target cancer cells. They were then multiplied and placed back in the patient’s system where they could attack the tumor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there are a couple of roadblocks to this process. It’s difficult to know which of the thousands of different types of T cells are most effective against cancer, and cloning the cells can dilute or alter the tumor-killing properties of the originals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Solving the Identification Problem<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Researchers at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered a process to help solve the former problem. A method called high throughput T cell receptor sequencing allowed the scientists to tag each T cell receptor with a “barcode,” enabling them to be tracked throughout the body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The team gained valuable data when they applied the method to 10 patients with <\/span><\/span>metastatic melanoma<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a>. Trials are now underway in search of more effective ways to extract and multiply T cells.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Immunotherapy for Cancer: Boosting Your Body’s Natural Defenses<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For decades, Issels\u00ae has been a pioneer in the use of vaccines, NK cells and other non-toxic <\/span><\/span>immunotherapy for cancer<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> treatments. <\/span><\/span>Visit our website<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> to learn more about our individually tailored programs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

T cells are in the front line of your immune system, multiplying rapidly to attack invading cells throughout your body. Immunotherapy for cancer took a big step forward with a study that found ways to track T cells in order to harness their specific tumor-fighting abilities. Finding a Needle in a Haystack Adoptive T cell … Continue reading New T Cell Tracking May Improve Immunotherapy Treatments<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,203,580],"tags":[224,219,531,356],"class_list":["post-2666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-cancer-research","category-cancer-treatment","tag-cancer-treatment","tag-immunotherapy","tag-immunotherapy-for-cancer","tag-t-cells"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2667,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666\/revisions\/2667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}