personalized medicine
- July 8, 2022
- July 1, 2022
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June 10, 2022
NCI Overview of Uterine Cancer Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDThe National Cancer Institute provides this online overview of uterine cancer that is up-to date, comprehensive, and written specifically for patients.
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- April 2, 2020
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March 7, 2019
Researchers Tap Genomic Technology to Develop Personalized Treatments for Pediatric Glioma Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt:
“Researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are using next-generation genomic technology to develop targeted therapies for high-grade pediatric glioma.
“Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD, adjunct associate professor of neurology, pediatrics and neurosurgery at University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues aim to treat as many as 44 children and young adults with this disease.”
Go to full article published by Healio on Feb 3, 2019.
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- March 5, 2019
- February 3, 2017
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September 9, 2015
To PD-L1 or Not to PD-L1: That Is the Question
Emma Shtivelman, PhDThese days, it seems that I write mostly about immune checkpoint blockade drugs, or some other new immunotherapy treatment for cancer. This post is no different—it covers PD-L1, a protein that is at the center of clinical decisions for selecting patients who are likely to benefit from treatment with an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 drug.
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August 13, 2015
What Determines Whether a Melanoma Patient Will Respond to Checkpoint Blockade Drugs?
Emma Shtivelman, PhDOf all cancer types, melanoma is the most investigated in terms of its potential to be treated through immune system-based approaches. More immunotherapy drugs are approved for melanoma than for any other type of cancer, and more are in development. Recent additions to the immunotherapy arsenal are the ‘anti-PD-1’ immune checkpoint blockade drugs pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nivolumab (Opdivo).