Many cancer survivors, particularly those of breast, melanoma, and pelvic-area cancers, are susceptible to developing lymphedema — when clear lymphatic fluid builds up in the soft tissues of the body, usually in a limb, causing a painful and debilitating tightness and swelling. Breast cancer survivors can be at particularly high risk for developing lymphedema and much of […]

Despite the success of CAR-T therapies for B-cell cancers and multiple myeloma, developing CAR-T therapies for solid tumors has posed more of a challenge. Failure of the CAR-T cells to multiply to high enough levels, the tumor microenvironment being immunosuppressive, and tumor cells ‘escaping’ the therapy by losing target antigen expression are just some of […]

The San Diego company, which initially gained attention for successfully treating Ebola patients, has turned its focus on exosomes which play a role in immune system suppression and the spread of cancerous cellular material. Aethlon Medical grabbed headlines a few years ago when its HemoPurifier blood filtering device was used on an emergency basis to treat […]