The human immune system has a powerful ability to ward off invaders, from viruses and bacteria to cancer cells. But it also has a series of checks and balances, molecular brakes to prevent unnecessary immune responses. In people with cancer, those brakes can keep the immune system from unleashing its full potential against tumor cells.
New cancer drug candidate targets immune system ‘brakes’
The human immune system has a powerful ability to ward off invaders, from viruses and bacteria to cancer cells. But it also has a series of checks and balances, molecular brakes to prevent unnecessary immune responses. In people with cancer, those brakes can keep the immune system from unleashing its full potential against tumor cells.