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Drs. Ryan Fields & Todd Fehniger Discuss Natural Killer Cells for the Treatment of Melanoma


Published on: 08.24.2021

An immunotherapy treatment approach using the immune system’s natural killer cells has been effective in treating patients with recurrent leukemia and other difficult to treat blood cancers. Now, researchers at Washington University Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis have shown in preclinical studies conducted in mice and human cells that this type of cell-based immunotherapy also could be effective against solid tumors, starting with melanoma. Ryan Fields, MD, a surgeon specializing in a surgical oncology and Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD, Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist, and Medical Oncologist discuss their recent findings and the transformation of cancer care at Siteman Cancer Center.

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Drs. Ryan Fields & Todd Fehniger Discuss Natural Killer Cells for the Treatment of Melanoma
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An immunotherapy treatment approach using the immune system’s natural killer cells has been effective in treating patients with recurrent leukemia and other difficult to treat blood cancers. Now, researchers at Washington University Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis have shown in preclinical studies conducted in mice and human cells that this type of cell-based immunotherapy also could be effective against solid tumors, starting with melanoma. Ryan Fields, MD, a surgeon specializing in a surgical oncology and Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD, Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist, and Medical Oncologist discuss their recent findings and the transformation of cancer care at Siteman Cancer Center.
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Jedd Wolchok on the Next Big Steps for Melanoma Treatment
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Jedd Wolchok, MD, elaborates on his presentation at the 10th International Meeting of the Society for Melanoma Research about the need for therapies for melanoma beyond current CTLA-4 blockade, findings on biomarkers for response, PD-L1 expression as a biomarker on tumor cells, and the potential for targeted combination treatments.
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