Connection reads
as a non-threat
T-cell
(immune cell)
Infected
cell
3
The nivolumab drug attaches itself to T-cells, blocking the cancer's ability to hide. It is then attacked and destroyed. Meanwhile Ipilimumab allows T-cells to multiply
2
Cancer cells produce a molecule which stops T-cells from recognising them as a threat – allowing the cancer to grow
1
T-cells are a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. They destroy virally infected cells
Connection
blocked
Connection
blocked
T-cell
(immune
cell)
Cancerous
cell
Infected
cell
3
The nivolumab drug attaches itself to T-cells, blocking the cancer's ability to hide. It is then attacked and destroyed. Meanwhile Ipilimumab allows T-cells to multiply
2
Cancer cells produce a molecule which stops T-cells from recognising them as a threat – allowing the cancer to grow
1
T-cells are a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. They destroy virally infected cells
Connection
reads as a
non-threat