Essays about: "immunotherapy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 45 essays containing the word immunotherapy.

  1. 11. Improving antibody-based immunotherapy protocols in vitro : Study on optimization of antitumor immunity by antibody-dependent phagocytosis with the monoclonal antibody rituximab

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Giovanni Ferro; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The monoclonal antibody Rituximab (RTX) has been widely and successfully used to treat non-Burkitt B cell lymphoma in human patients. The combination of immunotherapy with low-dose chemotherapy has increased the success of the treatment and translated into increased patients’ survival. READ MORE

  3. 12. mRNA-based pharmaceuticals : A literature study based on current knowledge of mRNA

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström

    Author : Alicia Andersson; Isabella Åkerfeldt; Amanda Borgenstam; Ellinor Olsson; Adam Nyström; [2022]
    Keywords : mRNA-pharmaceuticals; mRNA therapies; mRNA vaccines; mRNA components; mRNA design; and mRNA applications.;

    Abstract : This literature study provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of mRNA-based pharmaceuticals, technologies and applications.  mRNA-based pharmaceuticals have newly been bought into focus as a potential brand-new drug class and many believe that it has the potential to transform areas of medicine. READ MORE

  4. 13. Biophysical analysis of Immunotherapy and Cancer modeling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Simon Tropp; [2022]
    Keywords : Immunotherapy; Cancer; Tumors; Immune cells; T cells; Cancer prognostics; Cancer models; Cell distribution; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Accounting for 10 million deaths and 20 million new cases every year, cancer is one of the most common causes of death. The interest in trying to understand this lethal disease using mathematical models has increased steadily for many decades. Methods for boosting the immune system to better fight cancer (immunotherapy) have also been long present. READ MORE

  5. 14. An explorative study of gene expression of relevance to T cells and cancer

    University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

    Author : Nagham Saleh; [2022]
    Keywords : CAR T-cells; ScRNA-seq; Cytokine; Differentiation; Scanpy; CAR T-celler; ScRNA-seq; Cytokin; Differentiering; Scanpy;

    Abstract : Cancer är den näst mest förekommande dödsorsaken i världen följt av hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar. De mest använda cancer behandlingar såsom kemoterapi är inte tillräckligt effektiva och specifika mot cancer då de även attackerar normala celler och ger upphov till flertal bieffekter. Således har immunoterapier såsom t.ex. READ MORE

  6. 15. Structural features underlying antigen presentation by the non-classical MHC class Ib molecule Qa-1b

    University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

    Author : Lejla AI-Tamimi; [2022]
    Keywords : immune checkpoint; NKG2A; MHC class Ib; Qdm; antibody; crystal structure;

    Abstract : Blockering av NKG2A receptorn på NK - och CD8+ T celler med en anti-NKG2A antikropp, medför en aktivering av cytolytisk aktivitet, och är en lovande immunkontrollpunkt i immunterapi mot cancer. Nyligen har en TCR-liknande antikropp, EXX1, som binder till liganden för NKG2A receptorn, Qa-1b - en icke-klassisk MHC klass Ib molekyl i möss -studerats i tumör modeller in vitro. READ MORE