All Posts: translational research

• Surgeon and Basic Scientists Partner to Develop New Way to Suss Out Early Problems in Liver Transplantation

  A unique collaboration between basic scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and a transplant surgeon at MedStar Health could change how and when problems are identified with liver transplants, leading to expedited treatment and significantly reducing the need for additional testing.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: liquid biopsy, liver transplant, organ transplant, research, translational research, transplant rejection

• Experimental Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial

  Clinicians at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reported promising preliminary findings based on outcomes in the first six patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of the experimental drug BXCL701 in combination with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). Immunotherapy drugs alone have not shown to be responsive to pancreatic cancer.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, clinical trials, pancreatic cancer, research, translational research