Search Result For: immunotherapy

Image of an MRI scan showing shrinkage of multiple liver metastases from a patient with rectal cancer.

Date: 2025/04/01 - 15:30

Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers

NIH trial shows new form of TIL therapy effective against colon, rectum, pancreas, and bile duct tumors.

Male with blue hair experiencing seasonal allergies

Date: 2025/03/14 - 23:32

Why Spring Allergies Are Expected to Be Longer, Stronger This Year

Spring allergy season is expected to worsen in 2025. Longer growing seasons due to climate change have caused seasonal allergies to become more severe. You can limit pollen exposure during allergy season with frequent handwashing and limiting time spent outdoors when pollen levels are high.

Date: 2025/03/08 - 00:00

Aspirin may prevent cancer metastasis by boosting immune response

Through a mouse study, scientists have found that aspirin may help prevent metastases, or secondary tumors, by boosting the body’s immune response.

Peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts on a wooden tray.

Date: 2025/03/03 - 18:00

Omalizumab treats multi-food allergy better than oral immunotherapy

High rate of oral immunotherapy side effects in NIH trial explains superiority of omalizumab.

A person wearing a bandana after receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer hugs another human

Date: 2025/01/20 - 20:00

Reducing cholesterol may help reduce bladder cancer's spread, study finds

A combination therapy of two drugs — a statin and a protein inhibitor — may help suppress the creation and growth of tumors in bladder cancer, a new study finds.

A person picking white button mushrooms in a field

Date: 2024/11/18 - 22:31

White button mushroom extract may help slow progression of prostate cancer

After treatment with white button mushroom extract in mice and patients with prostate cancer, scientists discovered a decline in the amount of immune-suppressing cells in tumors.

Date: 2024/11/03 - 18:50

New Cervical Cancer Treatment Improves Survival Rates, Clinical Trial Shows

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial show promise for a new standard of care for treating people with advanced cervical cancer. The new treatment includes a combination of induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy.

A woman undergoing chemotherapy for cervical cancer ties a headscarf around her head in front of a mirror

Date: 2024/11/03 - 00:50

Combined therapy may help treat, prevent recurrence in cervical cancer

A six-week treatment of chemotherapy before chemoradiotherapy could improve survival rates in people with cervical cancer, results of a phase 3 clinical trial suggest.

Date: 2024/10/27 - 18:08

NIH clinical trial will test precision medicine treatments for myeloid cancers

Researchers will seek to accelerate the discovery of more tailored treatments for these aggressive cancers of the blood and bone marrow.

Medical illustration of stage 2 bladder cancer

Date: 2024/10/19 - 19:40

Immunotherapy after surgery helps people with high-risk bladder cancer live cancer-free longer

NIH clinical trial results expand treatment options for this disease.