Antibody Breakthrough Offers Hope For Treatment-Resistant Breast Cancer Patients

Antibody Breakthrough Offers Hope For Treatment-Resistant Breast Cancer Patients

Antibody Breakthrough Offers Hope For Treatment-Resistant Breast Cancer Patients Graphic shows triple-engineered antibody latching onto cancer cells on one end and drawing in immune cells on the other – Kings College London via SWNS A newly developed antibody which restricts the growth of treatment-resistant breast cancers offers new hope for patients. It may be able to treat some of the most aggressive forms of the deadly disease, say researchers at King’s College London who designed the new antibody that not only attacks the tumor cells directly, but also harnesses the body’s own immune defenses. The breakthrough gives new options for patients whose cancers no longer respond to existing therapies as well as those with triple-negative breast cancer, for which current treatments are limited. They explained that the first of its kind “triple-engineered antibody” latches onto cancer cells on one end and draws in immune cells on the other. The Breast Cancer Now Research Unit at King’s College …