All Posts: immunotherapy
18 Articles
- News Release
New Understanding of How to Harness the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi have identified a new way to reprogram T cells so that they have a superior memory, thereby making them more effective in killing cancer cells.…
January 14, 2026
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Clinical Study Deepens Understanding of Mesothelioma and Opens the Door to Potential Treatment Options
People with operable diffuse pleural mesothelioma may benefit from immunotherapy before and after surgery, based on results of a clinical trial exploring the sequence of…
September 8, 2025
- GUMC Stories
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…
February 2, 2024
- GUMC Stories
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…
January 18, 2024
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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…
April 28, 2023
- GUMC Stories
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…
March 1, 2023
- News Release
Advanced Melanoma Survival Improves Significantly When Immunotherapy is Given Before Targeted Therapy
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September 27, 2022
- GUMC Stories
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…
January 9, 2022
- News Release
Trial Stopped Early: Giving Immunotherapy Before Targeted Rx Improves Survival in Advanced Melanoma
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November 15, 2021