Tuesday, 10 December 2013

New test may help predict survival from ovarian cancer

By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes, in women with early stage and advanced ovarian cancer. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Robins HS, et al. Digital genomic quantification of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Sci Transl Med. 2013 Dec 4;5(214):214ra169. PMID: 24307693

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