Old chemo drug, new pancreatic cancer therapy?

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Researchers discovered that treating pancreatic cancer with a common chemotherapy drug makes immunotherapy more effective. Folinic acid elevates levels of two anti-cancer immune molecules within pancreatic tumors: natural killer T cells and type-I interferons. In mice, this led to a more effective immune response, slower tumor growth, and longer survival.

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