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Mini-antibodies found in the blood of camels, alpacas and llamas, shrunk further to create so-called "nanobodies," may help solve a problem in the cancer field: making specific types of T-cell therapies work in solid tumors. Scientists used these nanobodies -- which resemble antibodies in human blood -- to enhance the targeting abilities of the T-cell therapies. In tests with mice, the antibodies helped weaken the blood supply to tumors and targeted tumor-protecting proteins, thereby successfully curbing melanoma and colon cancer.
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