New ‘off-the-shelf’ pancreatic cancer therapy able to hunt down tumors — even after they spread: study

Scientists at UCLA have developed an “off-the-shelf” cell-based immunotherapy that was able to track down and kill pancreatic cancer cells even after they had spread to other organs. In a mouse study, the treatment slowed cancer growth, extended survival and remained effective even within the harsh environment of solid tumors. “Even when the cancer tries to evade…