A Mount Sinai researcher discovered that many patients with cholangiocarcinoma exhibit a highly elevated expression of B7-H4, a transmembrane protein that inhibits T cell immunity. This could offer a new immunotherapy target for bile duct cancer, a rare disease where breakthroughs are equally rare.
Protein Identified as Potential New Target for Treating Cholangiocarcinoma
Mount Sinai New York
October 31, 2024