- Nov 3, 2022

Study offers proof of concept for treating pediatric brain tumors with immunotherapy

Now, in a new proof-of-concept study published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a protein present on the surface of multiple pediatric brain tumors and have found a way to target this protein safely and effectively in the brain using immunotherapy in preclinical models.

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