Experts Forecast Cancer Research and Treatment Advances in 2020
Around 400 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is believed to have first described tumors as “cancer,” using the words...
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Around 400 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is believed to have first described tumors as “cancer,” using the words...
Immunotherapeutic advances have dramatically changed the treatment landscape for a host of different cancer types. Notably, immune checkpoint inhibitors...
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that helps a patient’s own immune system recognize and attack cancer cells....
Although checkpoint inhibitors and other immunotherapies are remarkably effective for patients with some cancers, demonstrating durable antitumor activity and/or...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have become part of the standard of care for more than 14 different cancer types, including...
Cancer immunotherapy research has exploded in recent years. This treatment utilizes a patient’s own immune system to recognize and...
Last Friday, March 8, 2019, marked another milestone in immuno-oncology: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the...
This year, the AACR Annual Meeting, the premier cancer research meeting in the world, is happening at the Georgia...
Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) is the collective term used to describe the side effects that arise in response to...
In 2018, we witnessed significant momentum in several hot areas of cancer research, including immunotherapy and precision medicine. Researchers...