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Biodegradable Gel boosts Immune System’s Attack on Several Cancers in Mice

A high-magnification of the hydrogel (in blue) encapsulating T cell-activating platelets (in red) and nanoparticles that release a drug to inhibit tumor-boosting cells (in green). This gel inhibited the growth of cancer cells after surgical removal of different types of tumors. Credit: UW–Madison

A new biodegradable gel improves the immune system’s ability to keep cancer at bay after tumors are surgically removed. The gel, tested in mice, releases drugs and special antibodies that simultaneously deplete immune-blocking cells called macrophages from the surgical site and activate Tcells so they can attack cancer.

University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists tested the gel on mouse models of several cancers...

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