NEWS

Efforts Continue to Expand Immunotherapy in CRC – OncLive

Efforts Continue to Expand Immunotherapy in CRCOncLiveHowever, the overwhelming majority of CRC patients are microsatellite-stable (MSS) and do not tend to respond well to single-agent immunotherapy, noted Johanna Bendell, MD. Researchers are are looki… Continue reading

Immunotherapy Combination Improves Melanoma Outcomes, But at a Cost – Curetoday.com

Targeted OncologyImmunotherapy Combination Improves Melanoma Outcomes, But at a CostCuretoday.comPre-surgical (neoadjuvant) treatment with the immunotherapy combination Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) nearly tripled objective response rates… Continue reading

Strong Evidence Emerging That Gut Microbiome Is a Key Variable in Immunotherapy Efficacy – Medscape

MedscapeStrong Evidence Emerging That Gut Microbiome Is a Key Variable in Immunotherapy EfficacyMedscape"I want to convince you that the microbiome can actually dictate the cancer immune set-point," said Laurence Zitvogel, MD, PhD, group lead… Continue reading

In study inspired by late Stanford physician, immunotherapy found safe in HIV patients – Scope (blog)

CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses – Motherboard

CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of VirusesMotherboardSince its was first harnessed by scientists in 2013, the natural gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has sparked a designer baby controversy, dreams of ending hereditary dis… Continue reading

Data from Study of Potential Gene Therapy for Blindness Presented Today – Rare Disease Report

TheCableData from Study of Potential Gene Therapy for Blindness Presented TodayRare Disease ReportAt AAO 2017, the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthamology, this morning, new research was presented exhibiting that a new gene therapy… Continue reading