Tag Archive for: cancer immunotherapy

Logic-gated DARPins, a Promising Advancement in Immune Therapy for Solid Tumors

Logic-gated DARPins are a promising new tool in cancer treatment that could make immunotherapy safer and more effective for hard-to-treat solid tumors. They work by only turning on immune cells called T cells when two specific markers are found together on cancer cells, preventing dangerous overactivation in healthy parts of the body.​ What makes them […]

Phase 2 Trial for The Combo Fasudil Hydrochloride Plus PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade

A clinical trial at Zhongda Hospital in China is testing a combination of fasudil hydrochloride, a Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, with PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This Phase II open-label trial enrolls patients aged 18 to 85 years who have progressed after at least one docetaxel-containing chemotherapy […]

KLS-3021: a Promising Oncolytic Virus for Prostate Cancer

KLS-3021 is a novel oncolytic virus therapy developed for the treatment of prostate cancer. It employs a recombinant vaccinia virus engineered to selectively infect and destroy cancer cells while activating the immune system to target tumors more effectively. The virus carries three therapeutic genes: PH-20, which degrades the extracellular matrix to facilitate viral spread and […]

Scientists Develop “Velcro” Cancer Treatment That Works Across Many Tumor Types

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed an innovative cancer immunotherapy called GlyTR, a new class of treatment that uses a “velcro-like” mechanism to target sugar molecules abundantly present on cancer cells. Their findings were published in September 2025 in the prestigious journal Cell, marking a significant advancement in cancer immunotherapy. Traditional immunotherapies […]

New Study Uncovers Mechanism Behind T-Cell Exhaustion, Offering Hope for Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy

A study from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center has illuminated a critical reason why cancer immunotherapy often fails: T-cell exhaustion driven by a novel stress pathway called TexPSR (proteotoxic stress response in T-cell exhaustion). Published in the prestigious journal Nature, this discovery reveals a proteotoxic shock in exhausted T cells caused by the […]

APVO442: A Promising Preclinical Candidate in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer

A Seattle-based biotech, is stepping up with APVO442, a promising preclinical bispecific antibody aimed at transforming prostate cancer treatment by unleashing the body’s immune system against tumors with greater precision and fewer side effects. Built on proprietary ADAPTIR-FLEX platform, APVO442 is designed to target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a protein highly expressed on prostate cancer […]