'Teacher cells' coated with tumor fragments train T cells to attack cancer in lab tests

The immune system possesses legions of T cells that, if primed, could hunt down and destroy tumors. Now, a UC San Francisco team has invented a way to do this by combining immune cells grown in the lab with samples from a patient's tumor. Like giving a scent to a hound dog, it shows the immune system how to go after the cancer.

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