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Talking Techniques | Cytokines: from therapeutics to diagnostics

Cancer research Diagnostics and preclinical Drug discovery and development Immunology

In this episode of Talking Techniques, Ritwika Biswas, Field Application Scientist at Sino Biological US Inc. (PA, USA), discusses the use of cytokines in immunotherapy. Ritwika details the role of cytokines in the body, before going on to discuss how they can be used as therapeutics and to guide treatment decisions. Ritwika also shares how she thinks these proteins will be used in the future.

Contents

  • Introduction: 00:00–01:35
  • The role of cytokines in the body: 01:35–02:52
  • Immune regulation and signaling: 02:52–05:40
  • Cytokine interactions and networks: 05:40–08:42
  • Modulating cytokine activity for therapeutic purposes: 08:42–12:35
  • The influence of cytokines on immunotherapy outcomes: 12:35–16:04
  • Using cytokines to predict treatment responses and guide immunotherapy decisions: 16:04–20:44
  • The importance of standardizing and validating cytokine diagnostic assays: 20:44–24:36
  • The future of cytokines in immunotherapy: 24:36–26:11

This content was supported by Sino Biological.