Scientists have discovered a protein that could potentially be a lethalswitch for killing cancer cells, paving the way for new cancer treatments.According to details, American scientists have found a protein outsidecancer cells that, when activated, can eliminate these cancer cells.
The results of this new research could provide doctors with the ability tochange current therapies, such as CAR-T cell therapy, to fight solid tumorslike breast, lung, and prostate cancer.
In the new therapy, cancer patients are given specially engineered T cellsthat seek out and eliminate tumors.
Dr. Joginder Tushir Singh of the University of California explains thatthese cells face challenges in targeting solid tumors because they cannotpenetrate the tumors to reprogram defensive cells.
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CD95 receptors are located outside the membrane of cancer cells. When theybecome active, they release signals that lead to the self-destruction ofcells. Scientists have known about these receptors for a while, but effortsto activate them were unsuccessful.
Scientists at the University of California’s Cancer Center have identifieda part of the receptor that can initiate the process of cell destructionwhen it becomes a target. There is hope that this research may become alifesaving breakthrough for cancer patients in the coming years.