PDPN

In the battle against mesothelioma, scientists are trying out new methods that use the body’s own defenses. A recent study in Cancer Science explored a treatment called combination immunotherapy. It uses special medicines that help the immune system and has worked well for other cancers. Using Immunotherapy to Fight Mesothelioma Researchers are studying a protein called podoplanin (PDPN) in malignant pleural mesothelioma. This protein could help diagnose the cancer and be a target for treatment. Scientists made a special antibody to attack PDPN, aiming to kill cancer cells. But they weren’t sure how these antibodies worked with other immune cells or with the medicines used in immunotherapy. In a new study, scientists made new and improved antibodies to better attack…