News-Medical.Net January 20, 2025
Karolinska Institutet

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Sweden have determined how children’s immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study, which is published in the journal Cell, reveals significant differences between the immune response of children and adults, and has the potential to lead to new tailored treatments for children with cancer.

The activation of the immune system is crucial to our ability to fight cancer, but differs between children and adults. If we’re to properly treat childhood cancer, we need to find out how the child’s immune system is activated and regulated in children with cancer and what factors affect their immune responses.”

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