{
  "id": 3291259,
  "title": "'Teacher cells' coated with tumor fragments train T cells to attack cancer in lab tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/teacher-cells-coated-with-tumor-fragments-train-t-cells-to-attack",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-teacher-cells-coated-tumor-fragments.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The immune system possesses legions of T cells that, if primed, could hunt down and destroy tumors. Now, a UC San Francisco team has invented a way to do this by combining immune cells grown in the lab with samples from a patient's tumor. Like giving a scent to a hound dog, it shows the immune system how to go after the cancer.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}