City of Hope scientists have combined two immunotherapies—an oncolytic virus and chimeric antigen receptor CAR T-cell therapy—to target and eradicate solid tumors that are otherwise difficult to treat with CAR T therapy alone, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine.
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding,” typically in $50,000 to $100,000 increments, to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return—next year God willing.
