tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post2986254046402518594..comments2024-03-19T00:33:30.191-07:00Comments on our brain tumor cocktails and stories: New Information on NovoCure TTFields in Combination with ImmunotherapyStephen Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00777652648990108253noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post-19930874209468378982016-04-30T22:16:56.100-07:002016-04-30T22:16:56.100-07:00"Immunogenic cell death" means that TTFi..."Immunogenic cell death" means that TTFields are killing cancer cells in such a way that alerts the immune system to the cancer, which further strengthens the beneficial effects of TTFields.Stephen Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777652648990108253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post-15030132923054763262016-04-30T16:37:51.354-07:002016-04-30T16:37:51.354-07:00My english is not that good, but do you mean that ...My english is not that good, but do you mean that TTfields can kill the immune system and promote cancer ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237218177540851322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post-36989009793200839522016-03-02T16:36:01.914-08:002016-03-02T16:36:01.914-08:00Thank you for posting this question/answer Kendall...Thank you for posting this question/answer Kendall. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356538423121918160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post-89033401325883262862016-03-01T20:45:28.306-08:002016-03-01T20:45:28.306-08:00Thanks for sharing this Kendall. You may recall t...Thanks for sharing this Kendall. You may recall there was a presentation at SNO 2014 in Miami, showing that TTFields was also found to promote immunogenic cell death, ie a form of tumor cell death that promotes anti-tumor immune responses.Stephen Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777652648990108253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235733697979948062.post-86408428346434012282016-03-01T11:54:38.379-08:002016-03-01T11:54:38.379-08:00Kendall, thanks for posting this information, very...Kendall, thanks for posting this information, very helpful. In addition to TTFields, radiation therapy combined with these immunotherapy drugs is promising for similar reasons. Additionally, combining vaccine treatment with the PD-1 inhibitors or trying the PD-1 inhibitors after vaccine therapy is a good approach. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com