Patent for molecule that helps fight cancer

A key activation molecule which enables the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, developed by the University of Southampton, has been issued a US patent.

New hope in the fight against childhood cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists at the University of Southampton are seeing positive results in a pre-clinical trial that could bring treatments for a particular aggressive form of childhood cancer closer to reality.

Scientists discover new antibody to fight cancer

Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that the precise shape of an antibody makes a big difference to how it can stimulate the body’s immune system to fight cancer, paving the way for much more effective treatments.