Advanced melanoma survival improves significantly when immunotherapy is given before targeted therapy

Neoadjuvant dostarlimab averts brutal surgery in 80% of patients with dMMR solid tumors

Three years ago, researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published stunning results: For the 5% of rectal cancer patients whose tumors are mismatch-repair deficient, neoadjuvant dostarlimab-gxly (Jemperli) has the makings of a silver bullet.

Kelly Spill opted for dostarlimab trial, avoiding rectal cancer treatment that would leave her infertile
Six years later, she is well—and pregnant with her third child

When Kelly Spill was eight months pregnant, she experienced some constipation and noticed blood in her stool. Her OBGYN wasn’t worried.

TIL + pembro regimen achieves 24% response rate in solid epithelial tumors, marking a step forward in immunotherapy research

Immunotherapy has changed the course of blood cancers and melanomas, but is stubbornly ineffective for the treatment of most epithelial solid cancers—the cancers that kill about 90% of the more than 600,000 Americans who die of cancer each year.

Gene-based blood test for melanoma may detect early signs of cancer return

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a recent study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center shows.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Karen Knudsen tells us why she took the CEO job at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

After Karen Knudsen departed from the American Cancer Society late last year, the question of where she will end up becoming the fodder for cocktail party chatter throughout oncology.

Weill Cancer Hub East to investigate connections between metabolism and anti-tumor immunity
Weill Cornell, Rockefeller, Princeton and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research showcase the power of collaboration

The immune system can be a powerful tool to control cancer. Immune cells within our body detect cancer cells and release payloads that kill them. Transformative science in the last decade has led to the development of therapies that enhance the ability of our immune cells to carry out this function. These therapies, including checkpoint blockade and CAR-T cells, have been lifesaving for many patients that before had untreatable cancer. But, sadly, a majority of patients with advanced solid tumors still succumb to their disease.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

By Jedd D. Wolchok, Joshua D. Rabinowitz and Sohail Tavazoie

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Kelly Spill opted for dostarlimab trial, avoiding rectal cancer treatment that would leave her infertileSix years later, she is well—and pregnant with her third child

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Kelly Spill opted for dostarlimab trial, avoiding rectal cancer treatment that would leave her infertile
Six years later, she is well—and pregnant with her third child

Weill Cancer Hub East to investigate connections between metabolism and anti-tumor immunity
Weill Cornell, Rockefeller, Princeton and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research showcase the power of collaboration