Andrew Mesecar named director of Purdue Institute for Cancer Research

Phase III trial of subcutaneous pembrolizumab with berahyaluronidase alfa meets primary endpoints

Merck announced positive topline results from the pivotal phase III MK-3475A-D77 trial.

Mushroom supplement may slow prostate cancer progression, City of Hope study finds

Researchers at City of Hope found that taking white button mushroom pills reduces a class of immune cells called myeloid-derived suppressor cells, which has been linked to cancer development and spread.

Nivolumab + epigenetic drug induce immune response in some resistant pancreatic cancers

In a phase II clinical trial, a research team led by Nilofer Azad, professor of oncology and co-leader of the Kimmel Cancer Center’s Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Program, and Marina Baretti, the Jiasheng Chair in Hepato-Biliary Cancer at the Kimmel Cancer Center, tested the safety and efficacy of the combination of two drugs: an immunotherapy, nivolumab, and an epigenetic drug, entinostat—a histone deacetylase inhibitor.

UVA Health tests focused ultrasound to increase immune response in melanoma

A research team at UVA Health is testing the ability of focused ultrasound to increase the immune response to immunotherapy in melanoma. UVA’s work with focused ultrasound already has led to life-changing new treatments for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor and pushed the technology to the forefront of medical research.