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Scientists Develop New Immunotherapy For Prostate Cancer

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Researchers have created a new immunotherapy technology to treat prostate cancer using synthetic DNA against a cancer specific protein. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men worldwide. Most current treatment options are invasive, which can impair the quality of life of patients. Immunotherapy may provide a less invasive option. Researchers created a new DNA-based method involving an engineered DNA plasmid used to deliver instructions to make the desired anti-prostate specific membrane antigen elicit an anti-tumor immune system response to control cancer. The method was tested in mice, with researchers finding that antibodies were able to bind to cancer cells and use specific immune cells known as natural killer cells that resulted in tumor shrinkage and improved survival.

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