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Biomarkers of T Cell Exhaustion in Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Could altering the balance between two CD8+ T cell states enhance immunotherapies? Research from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center seeks to find the answer.
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New Approach to CAR T-Cell Therapy for Glioblastoma Aims to Circumvent Antigen Escape
A dual-antigen approach to immunotherapy for glioblastoma, pioneered at Massachusetts General Hospital, addresses antigenic heterogeneity and may have applications for treating other types of solid tumors.
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Using Immunotherapy to Treat Brain Tumors
In this video, William Curry, MD, discusses advancements in immunotherapy to target brain tumors. In clinical trials, he has seen the safety and strong immune activity of vaccinating patients with their own tumor cells, which has made him optimistic about the future of treatment for patients with brain tumors.
Mass General Cancer Center Contributors
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Recent Article
Review: Challenges in Discovering Extracellular Vesicle–based Cancer Biomarkers
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Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Associate Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Genitourinary Pathology Services
Recent Article
Prostate Cancer Patients with Posterior Positive Surgical Margins Have Poorer Prognosis
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Joseph H. Schwab, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Director, Spine Oncology & Co-Director, Stephen L. Harris Chordoma Center, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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Kerry L. Reynolds, MD
Clinical Director, Inpatient Oncology Units, Director, Severe Immunotherapy Complications Program
Recent Article
Researchers Chart the Course of Severe Checkpoint Inhibitor-related Colitis -
Michael L. Dougan, MD, PhD
Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, GI Center for Cancer Complications, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Update on the Use of Human Antibody Bamlanivimab to Treat COVID-19: Q&A with Michael Dougan, MD, PhD
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Nir Hacohen, PhD
Director, MGH Center for Cancer Immunology
Center for Cancer Research , Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Member, Broad InstituteRecent Article
Mass General Researchers Find Link Between Protein Signature and Severe Health Decline in COVID-19 Patients
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Tomas G. Neilan, MD, MPH
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program
Recent Article
T1 Value on Cardiac MRI Diagnoses Myocarditis Associated with Checkpoint Inhibitors
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Whitfield B. Growdon, MD
Center for Gynecologic Oncology
Recent Article
Understanding the Molecular Underpinnings of Gynecologic Cancers
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William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology
Recent Article
Immunotherapies to Treat Glioblastoma
Mass General Cancer Center
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