Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the deadliest cancer types, with a five-year survival rate of 13%. There are only ...

Common medications can significantly affect cancer immunotherapy by hindering or enhancing patient immune responses. Neglecting these confounding factors can lead to misinterpretation of clinical ...

Researchers have found that amlodipine, a calcium-channel blocker prescribed to tens of millions of people for high blood pressure, can strip a key immune-evasion protein from the surface of cancer ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation is an emerging strategy for modulating the gut microbiome to influence immunotherapy ...

Healthcare professionals may use immunotherapy as part of the treatment for someone with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. They may also use it as part of palliative therapy to improve a person’s quality of life ...

As colorectal cancer rates rise among young people, most patients with advanced disease still only have one treatment option: ...

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Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—improved long-term survival overall compared with ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...