In samples from HIV - infected untreated men, semen
microbiome diversity was markedly
reduced, and the relative abundance of the more common bacterial groups differed.
«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.