So, Loncar took matters into his own hands and created a new type of biotech index that focuses exclusively on the red - hot field of cancer immunotherapy drugs (treatments which use the body's immune system as a conduit to fight cancer). (fortune.com)
The group also successfully shut down PD - 1, a protein that has attracted intense interest in the burgeoning field of cancer immunotherapy, as scientists have shown that using drugs to block PD - 1 coaxes T cells to attack tumors. (sciencedaily.com)
The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy will focus on the emerging field of cancer immunotherapy, which harnesses the body's immune system to fight cancer cells. (entrepreneur.com)