#interleukin-15

Engineered Stem Cels from Human Umbilical Cord Blood Eradicates Pancreatic Tumor

Tissue-specific stem cells called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a very efficient way to delivery new drugs to cancer sites. One of the reasons these cells do such a good job with cancers in that MSCs have a liking for tumors, and once MSCs are injected into a patient or laboratory animal with tumors, the MSCs make a “B-line” for the tumor and get cozy with it.

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a…