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Jun. 13, 2018

Older Melanoma Patients Have Better Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy

Age variations are related to different T cell populations present in the tumor immune environment of younger and older patients

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Jun. 4, 2018

The Wistar Institute and Harbour BioMed Join Forces to Advance Novel Antibody Therapies for Cancer and Infectious Diseases

Collaboration combines Wistar’s cancer biology, immunology expertise with Harbour’s proprietary H2L2 transgenic mouse platform for generating fully human monoclonal antibodies.

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Jun. 7, 2018

The Wistar Institute Partners with Nation’s Top Cancer Centers to Endorse Goal of Eliminating HPV-related Cancers in the United States

Joint statement empowers parents, young adults and physicians to act to increase vaccination rates and screenings in effort to eliminate HPV-related cancers, starting with cervical cancer.

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May. 31, 2018

How Might Baking Soda Boost Cancer Therapy?

Researchers describe how acidity makes oxygen-starved cancer cells dormant and drug resistant — and a potentially easy way to reverse the effect.

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May. 30, 2018

Wistar Receives Grant from the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy to Support the Breast Cancer Research Consortium

The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (JKTG Foundation) awarded The Wistar Institute a $840,000 grant, over three years, to support the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Breast Cancer Research Consortium at Wistar.