Spiking immunotherapy with a bacterial cocktail brings T cells back to the fight.

Greathouse, K Leigh; Choudhury, Ankan · Cell Rep Med · 2021

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Abstract

A recent study by Montalban-Arques et al.<sup>1</sup> in <i>Cell Host & Microbe</i> shows that augmenting the function of the gut microbiota reduces tumor burden. Four Clostridiales species blocked tumor growth as efficient as chemotherapy or immunotherapy in colorectal cancer and melanoma.

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