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Brain-activated immune cells for childhood brain cancer.

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  1. Oct 28, 2026
    BRAIN-ONLY IMMUNE CELLS CLEAR DEADLY TUMOR IN MICEMouse study · 2 tumor models

    Brain-only immune cell therapy cleared a deadly child brain cancer in mice

    UCSF scientists built immune cells that stay switched off until they reach the brain. In mice they cleared a childhood brain tumor that almost always kills within a year. Human tests may start in 2027.