All Posts: immunotherapy

• Could a Georgetown Lab Finding Lead to New Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer?

  For the first time, new research by Georgetown scientists shows potential to make immunotherapy effective in pancreatic cancer by combining it with a drug that makes cancer cells more responsive to immunotherapy.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, pancreatic cancer, research

• Understanding Immunotherapy Resistance Leads to New Therapeutic Strategies — and Hope

  Samir Khleif, MD, an immunologist and professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi, is working to understand why some cancers become resistant to immunotherapy, and how that resistance can be overcome.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, immunotherapy, research

• New Study Finds Personalized mRNA Vaccine Given with Immunotherapy Reduces Recurrence in High-Risk Melanoma Patients

  A new study conducted by an international team of researchers, including clinical investigators at Georgetown Lombardi and John Theurer Cancer Center, demonstrates that a personalized cancer mRNA vaccine combined with immunotherapy reduces recurrence and improves survival for people with advanced melanoma.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, immunotherapy, melanoma, mRNA vaccine, research

• Key Studies Conducted at Georgetown Lombardi Lead to Better Treatment for People With Melanoma

  Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved survival.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, research

• The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Publishes a Checklist to Maximize the Benefit to Patients for Clinical Trials in Immuno-oncology

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, clinical trials, immunotherapy, research

• Advanced Melanoma Survival Improves Significantly When Immunotherapy is Given Before Targeted Therapy

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, clinical trials, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, melanoma, research

• Eliminating the Need for Anti-Rejection Drugs for Transplant Recipients

  (January 9, 2022) — Courtney Howard, 43, needed a kidney transplant to save her life and be cured of hereditary polycystic kidney disease. While she knew the kidney transplant was inevitable, what she did not know is that her sister Shannon Walker, who had vowed to provide that kidney when it was needed, would also […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: immunotherapy, organ rejection, organ transplant, research

• Trial Stopped Early: Giving Immunotherapy Before Targeted Rx Improves Survival in Advanced Melanoma

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, melanoma

• Experimental Drug Boosts Immunotherapy Effectiveness in Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, immunotherapy, pancreatic cancer

• Boosting Stem Cell Activity Can Enhance Immunotherapy Benefits

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, immunotherapy, The Loop Immunology and Immunotherapy Laboratory