Sentences with phrase «other immunotherapy trials»

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Roche has four biologic cancer immunotherapy molecules in clinical trials that could work in powerful combinations with each other or with current drugs, says William Pao, global head of oncology discovery in Basel.

While clinical trials of such immunotherapies in other cancers have shown them to be highly effective in a subgroup of patients, the new study stands out because nearly all patients benefited from the treatment.

More than 500 clinical trials are underway to explore the impact of these and other checkpoint inhibitors on a dozen varieties of cancer, alone or with other immunotherapies, as well as conventional treatments.

The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab — already FDA - approved for other forms of cancer - has been found to be effective in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer, according to an international clinical trial led by NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center.

To search for other characteristics of ccRCC tumors that influences immunotherapy response or resistance, the researchers used whole - exome DNA sequencing to analyze tumor samples from 35 patients treated in a clinical trial with the checkpoint blocker nivolumab (Opdivo).

Wherry, together with his colleagues in the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Penn, are involved in multiple checkpoint - related trials, in melanoma, lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and others, including combining checkpoint blockade with radiation.

NEW YORK AND SAN DIEGO (Sept. 3, 2014)-- The nonprofits Ludwig Cancer Research (Ludwig) and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) announced today an agreement with VentiRx Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, to conduct a clinical trial with motolimod (VTX - 2337) combined with other immunotherapy agents available to Ludwig and CRI through other industry partnerships.

Jess searched for clinical trials, typing in «immunotherapy» and other terms she'd heard the doctors use.

Upcoming interventional trials will examine immunotherapy in combination with other novel agents in an effort to improve both short - and long - term outcomes for patients.

The TCE hosts an annual retreat (PDF) to review recently completed, ongoing, and planned lung cancer immunotherapy trials, as well as other related studies and to host an outside invited speaker.

In addition, a growing number of immunotherapy clinical trials are in place to test this groundbreaking approach on other cancers like lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and for solid tumors, through trials in glioblastoma, mesothelioma, and ovarian and pancreatic cancer.

The Kimmel Cancer Center also participates in other cancer clinical trials consortia, including those for prostate, breast, and bone marrow cancers, immunotherapy, and the Hoosier Cancer Research Network.

Rutgers Cancer Institute along with its partner RWJBarnabas Health, offers patients access to the most advanced treatment options including clinical trials and novel therapeutics such as precision medicine, and immunotherapy — many of which are not available at other facilities across the state.

Most recently, CRI has launched a new «venture philanthropy» program called the Cancer Vaccine Acceleration Fund (CVAF) as a means to catalyze development of next - generation therapeutic cancer vaccines and other immunotherapies by helping to address the critical shortage of capital available for early stage clinical trials.

If clinical trials of anti-PD-1 continue to show promising results, cancer patients may soon have access to another powerful immunotherapy for the treatment of numerous cancers, including melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and other solid tumors.

Hopefully, a further trial will prove the potential of LTCI as a major medical breakthrough in the field of immunotherapy, not only as has been shown for cats, but also to help control other inflammatory diseases in dogs, like arthritis, and EPM, endotoxemia, and laminitis in horses.»