Tumors Disrupt the Immune System Throughout the Body
Depending on a cancer’s tissue of origin, tumors cause widespread and variable disruption of the immune system throughout the body, not just at the primary tumor site.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFDepending on a cancer’s tissue of origin, tumors cause widespread and variable disruption of the immune system throughout the body, not just at the primary tumor site.
Cancer specialists from UCSF will present new research findings at the annual scientific program of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the world’s largest clinical cancer research meeting.
Two UCSF faculty will lead the new institutes.
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A new large-scale, long-term research collaboration aims to better understand the spread of COVID-19 across the San Francisco Bay Area.
A project launched by UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley scientists evaluated some of the more than 120 available antibody test kits.
A UCSF researcher is among the team that announced promising Phase 1 clinical results for the first new oral polio vaccine in 50 years.
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A simple urine test can diagnose and predict acute rejection in kidney transplants, leading to an opportunity for earlier detection and treatment, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF.