Ultimately, Dr. Minn notes, success in immuno-oncology will be measured in multiple ways: Scientifically, by the depth of ...

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the power of a person’s immune system to fight their cancer. Instead of directly attacking cancer cells like chemotherapy or radiation, ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation is an emerging strategy for modulating the gut microbiome to influence immunotherapy ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a new way to stimulate the immune system to attack tumor cells, using a strategy that could make cancer immunotherapy work ...

For patients diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a condition often accompanied by limited treatment options and grim prognoses, immunotherapy offers a new ray of hope. This groundbreaking approach utilizes ...

After nearly 100 years of development, treatments that bolster the body's immune system to fight cancer are coming of age – ...

Some people with early stage cancers may be able to skip surgery after being treated with the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab, ...

From cell-manufacturing laboratories to outpatient infusion facilities, health systems are rapidly adapting to a new kind of cancer treatment that demands individualized care, infrastructure and ...

A person receives subcutaneous immunotherapy as an injection under the skin. This treatment method has shown similar effectiveness to intravenous (IV) infusions that healthcare professionals often use ...

New research has shown that immunotherapy can be effective in treating prostate cancer in men who are selected based on the genetic characteristics of their tumors. In a recent study, it was found ...

Brazilian researchers have taken an important step toward precision medicine by identifying four genes that can predict which melanoma patients will not respond to immunotherapy. Although this ...

A simple blood test can reveal the geographic relationships among healthy cells surrounding a cancerous tumor, researchers at ...