Persistence Paved the Path of Discovery for an Immunotherapy Pioneer
October 8th 2018Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD, has made inroads in the field of cancer immunotherapy, most notably discovering the connections between the microbiome and clinical outcomes—findings that will enable the creation of microbiota-modulating interventions to improve outcomes in patients undergoing cancer treatments.
A New Front Line Is Taking Shape in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
October 3rd 2018The dismal prognosis for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma has fueled an earnest quest for more effective treatments, culminating in a better understanding of the disease and regulatory approval of several new drugs and therapeutic combinations.
A Perfect Storm Brews for Biosimilar Marketing
October 3rd 2018Pressure to reduce costs associated with biologics is one of the forces driving the rapid expansion of biosimilars, which are biological drugs that are very similar to already approved reference biologics in terms of potency, safety, and efficacy.
Risk Prediction Calculators Multiply in Cancer Care
October 1st 2018Like clinicians elsewhere, investigators from the University of Colorado, Denver, struggled not only to predict the likelihood that a particular patient would do well with surgery alone but also to convey their estimates in terms that patients would understand.