Discovery of a Pan-Cancer Killing T Cell

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Crowther and colleagues screened clones of T cells isolated from a healthy donor and identified a clone (MC.7.G5) that recognized and killed many different types of cancer cells, including cells from solid tumors. When mixed with lung, melanoma, leukemia, breast, colon, prostate, bone, or ovarian cancer cell lines, MC.7.G5 released tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and … Read more