Tag: immunotherapy
Clinical Trial Tests New Colorectal Cancer Vaccine Therapy
Early results from a phase one clinical trial showed that a new colorectal cancer vaccine could be an effective way to treat the disease....
This Vaccine Triggers the Immune System to Treat Cancer
A study led by Dr. Joshua Brody of Icahn School of Medicine in New York City revealed that a new immunotherapy treatment involving vaccines...
New Topical Immunotherapy May Decrease Skin Cancer Risk
Everyone knows that applying sunscreen is one of the best ways to prevent skin cancer. But now, there's another topical ointment that could further...
Immunotherapy Drug Now FDA Approved to Treat Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved the first immunotherapy drug to treat breast cancer. The approval arrived...
Melanoma Patients can Now Receive FDA-Approved Immunotherapy Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the checkpoint inhibitor drug Keytruda to treat stage-3 melanoma after patients have undergone surgery....
Clinical Trial Shows Rare Skin Cancer Responding to Immunotherapy
A clinical trial recently reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that several people with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer,...
Here’s What You Should Know About Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy has been changing the way the world looks at cancer. Previously, we had only three options when it came to destroying cancer: cut,...
Brain Cancer Patient Receives Treatment Under “Right to Try” Law
A California patient with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma has begun investigational treatments under the "Right to Try" law passed in...
Study Reveals How Immunotherapies May Treat Brain Tumors
A new study published in Nature Medicine revealed that neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients who have slow-growing brain tumors may have promising results with immunotherapy...
Further Advancements in Ovarian Cancer Gives Shows Promising Results
Not all cancers can be treated the same, which means new methods have to be found and looking for cures can be expensive. Ovarian...
