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Study: Women with Lung Cancer Have Worse Outcomes Due to Genes Linked to Pregnancy

According to a study conducted recently at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, lung cancer co-opts some genes usually involved in helping fetuses to grow. The lung cancer leverages these genes to evade the immune system of the patient. The researchers found that because of this, women in whom these genes were activated tended to have poorer outcomes.

As more is uncovered about the way the immune system works to keep tumors from developing or malfunctions and creates an opportunity for cancers to grow, many immune therapies are likely to be successfully developed by companies like Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. (NYSE American: CLDI) seeking to empower the…

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