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Immunotherapies to Treat Glioblastoma
William T. Curry, MD, co-director of Mass General Neuroscience and director of Neurosurgical Oncology in the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses a four-center trial studying the use of poliovirus to treat malignant brain tumors.
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Immune Cell Hubs Interact with Malignant Cells in Human Colorectal Cancer
Nir Hacohen, PhD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and colleagues developed a novel systematic approach to mapping the immune microenvironment of colorectal cancer and found multicellular interaction networks that may influence response to immunotherapy.
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Older Age Alone Should Not Rule Out Intensive Treatment of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrated that intensive therapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has survival benefits across all age brackets of older adults, and they identified factors associated with greater risk of toxicities and unplanned hospitalization.
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About the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at the Mass General Cancer Center
Justin Gainor, MD, discusses the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
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Local NAMPT Inhibition Enhances Checkpoint Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma
In a mouse model of glioblastoma, sequential therapy with a nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitor, delivered locally via polymer microparticles, and an immune checkpoint inhibitor improved survival over either agent used as monotherapy.
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Developing Immunotherapies for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers
In this video, Whitfield Growdon, MD, a specialist in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Mass General Cancer Center and a researcher in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, discusses the development of immunotherapy, found to be particularly important for endometrial and ovarian cancers.
Mass General Cancer Center Contributors
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Areej R. El-Jawahri, MD
Hematologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Improved Coping Explains Benefits of Integrated Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
MRI–Ultrasound Fusion–Targeted Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Complements Standard Biopsy for Detecting Perineural Invasion
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Justin F. Gainor, MD
Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers, Mass General Cancer Center, Director of Targeted Immunotherapy, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
About the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at the Mass General Cancer Center
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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
Bamlanivimab–Etesevimab for Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Patients at High Risk of Progression
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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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