The researchers say a strategy is needed to improve responses to immunotherapy drugs, and to make the responses to the drugs last longer. (news.unchealthcare.org)
Melanoma has shown the most promising response to immunotherapy vaccines, according to researchers. (cnbc.com)
«Our findings point to two potential impacts from additional research — analyzing the diversity and composition of the microbiome to predict response to immunotherapy and modulating the gut microbiome to enhance treatment,» said Wargo, senior researcher on the project and co-leader of the Melanoma Moon Shot ™, part of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program ™ to reduce cancer deaths by accelerating development of therapies from scientific discoveries. (sciencedaily.com)