By investigating non-antibiotic-disrupted microbiomes, MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers developed a machine-learning algorithm that can predict long-term response to CAR T therapy using microbiome-based biomarkers. The study was published in Nature Medicine.
Lauren Averett Byers, professor of thoracic/head & neck medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, received the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology. The award recognizes her fundamental discoveries and contributions to identifying novel therapeutic strategies for small cell lung cancer, which have paved the way for personalized treatments, even in the most highly recalcitrant cancers.
