Antibody for fighting cancer

New Delhi, May 22: The Top Scientists from the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in the United States have discovered an antibody that can strengthen the immune system's ability to fight different types of cancer and reduce tumor growth.

While going to details that, In a study published in the journal Science Immunology, the researchers reported that the antibody decreased tumor growth in models of melanoma (skin cancer), glioblastoma (brain cancer) and colorectal carcinoma, making it an attractive candidate for cancer immunotherapy.

In a new study published in the journal Science Immunology, researchers found that the antibody that can precisely target regulatory T cells which in turn unleashes the immune system to kill cancer cells.

However, Researchers, who were studying the underpinnings of multiple sclerosis, found that the antibody decreased tumour growth in models of skin, brain and colon cancer.

Howard Weiner, from BWH stated, "My team studied a subpopulation of T cells that are supposed to prevent autoimmune disease, we had an idea".