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News for tumor therapy

Cancer researchers in Dresden have tested a new immunotherapy that specifically targets the body's own immune system against tumor cells. The initial results are promising. They could help patients for whom other therapies no longer work.

Sweet signals decoded: Biochemists track cell communication

How do cells talk to each other? A team at TU Dresden has succeeded in making the most important sensors on the cell surface visible for the first time. The so-called proteoglycans receive signals and control how cells grow and react. The new method could help to better understand cancer and develop new therapies in the future. | more

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