Medical XpressSpecific microbes in digestive tract can boost success for cancer immunotherapyMedical XpressThe strong correlation between specific gut bacteria and a clinical response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy suggests "a causal relationship,&quo… Continue reading
Specific Microbes in Digestive Tract Can Boost Success for Cancer ImmunotherapyNewswise (press release)Newswise — In the Jan. 5, 2018 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show that specific strains of commensal bacteria… Continue reading
|
Mechanism for Resistance to Immunotherapy Treatment Discovered
Newswise (press release) Newswise — BOSTON – An urgent question for cancer scientists is why immunotherapy achieves dramatic results in some cases but doesn’t help most patients. Now, two research groups from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have independently discovered a … |
Medical Xpress |
Mechanism for resistance to immunotherapy treatment discovered
Medical Xpress The scientists’ curiosity was piqued by the fact that ccRCC differs from other types of cancer that respond well to immunotherapy, such as melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and a specific type of colorectal cancer. Cells of the latter cancer types … |
MIT Technology Review |
An $850000 Price Tag on Gene Therapy Shouldn’t Freak You Out—Yet
MIT Technology Review Mark Trusheim, who directs MIT’s New Drug Development Paradigms program, says gene therapies are moving medicine from a model of “renting” treatments to one of “buying” long-term health improvements. “The challenge is like going from being an apartment … Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Comes With Nearly $1 Million Price TagTIME Gene therapy for inherited blindness sets precedent: $850000 price tagWashington Post Spark Therapeutics Sets Price Of Blindness-Treating Gene Therapy At $850000Forbes CNN –Rutland Herald –NBCNews.com –CNBC all 111 news articles » |