Melanoma

Transporting medicines. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Innovative technology for biological nanoparticles enables combined treatment against cancerous tumors

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative platform based on nanoparticles, which enables the precise transport of two drugs at the same time to cancerous tumor sites, while improving treatment efficiency and reducing toxicity to healthy cells.
Prof. Carmit Levy and Prof. Yaron Carmi

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a new cancer mechanism, the activation of which eliminates cancerous tumors

Prof. Carmit Levy: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment," explains Prof. Carmi, "but about 50% of patients do not respond to the standard treatment - the PD-L1 protein. We found a new protein Ly6a against which treatment with an antibody
Cancer treatment. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Break the boundaries of immunotherapy

The method that may make the new generation of cancer treatments accessible to more patients
A cross-section of a skin cancer tumor (melanoma) that metastasizes into the bloodstream. Image: from shutterstock

Fighting melanoma: the challenge of drug resistance

Cancer cell genome. Illustration: shutterstock

Biomarkers that may predict the chances of success of cancer immunotherapy

T cells of the immune system (in red) attack melanoma cancer cells (in green). T cells that "know" how to read "signposts" on the cancer cells are particularly effective in destroying them. Illustration: Prof. Jordana Samuels, Weizmann Institute

Towards personalized treatment of melanoma skin cancer

General structure of the skin layer together with melanocyte cells and a melanoma type cancer tumor. Photo: shutterstock.

Does skin cancer have a smell?

Salmonella typhimurium bacteria (in red) invade human cell culture. From Wikipedia

Salmonella bacteria against cancer