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Scientists find the gene that drives T-cell exhaustion, revealing new strategy to improve immune responses
Immunotherapy, which uses a patient's immune system to treat disease, has increased survival for some adults and children with cancer.
Summary
Immunotherapy, which uses a patient's immune system to treat disease, has increased survival for some adults and children with cancer. However, it has had limited success against many pediatric solid tumors, in part because T cells can become functionally impaired or "exhausted." St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists published results in Nature showing that the gene ZMYND8 is a major regulator of CD8+ T-cell exhaustion.
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