Next-generation sequencing and immunotherapy give bladder cancer patient hope
Meleah Foreman celebrated her 70th birthday this past year full of gratitude and hope.
“This can sound crazy for cancer, but it's been a pleasant journey. I think it's just that safeness and trust that we have with MD Anderson.”
Meleah found out she had plasmacytoid bladder cancer in August 2019 after several urinary tract infections (UTIs). The diagnosis was a shock. Her family had recently mourned the death of both...
What is the future of cell therapy in cancer treatment?
Cell therapies, often described as ‘living therapies,’ are a form of immunotherapy created using immune cells from a patient or healthy donor...
How beautiful images can advance immunotherapy
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words.
In the case of MD Anderson’s immunotherapy platform, part of the James P. Allison Institute...
Radiation therapy, the immune system and what’s ahead
Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment for localized cancer that hasn’t spread. But when paired with other therapies, it can be an effective option for patients with metastatic disease.
“It has long been recognized that there are opportunities to use drugs to make radiation therapy even more effective,” says Benjamin Schrank, M.D., Ph.D., a resident physician in Radiation Oncology and a member of the Wen Jiang Laboratory...
Innovative directions in immunotherapy research
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses a patient’s immune system to target their cancer cells. Some common types of immunotherapies...
Immunotherapy clinical trial allows cervical cancer survivor to thrive
Jana Selman wants to share her experience on a clinical trial for cervical cancer with anyone who could benefit from knowing about it....
Researcher studies tumor cell interaction to improve immunotherapy
Kenneth Hu, Ph.D., first got a taste of what it’s like to work in a real science lab as a senior in high school. He was part of a program...
CAR NK cell therapy now an experimental treatment option for multiple cancers
CAR NK cell therapy bolsters the body’s innate ability to fight cancer by attaching molecules called chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) to natural...
What’s new in immunotherapy for prostate cancer?
One of the earliest immunotherapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of cancer was a vaccine called sipuleucel-T...
Caregiver supports ovarian cancer research to honor wife’s memory
When Mac Dunwoody thinks of his late wife, Susan, he doesn’t focus on the ovarian cancer that ultimately took her life. Instead, he remembers...