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.
Gabriele Casirati, of Boston Children’s Hospital, Susan E. De Wolf, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Stephen Persaud, of Washington University School of Medicine, and Abdur Rehman, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, were awarded DKMS’ research grant in honor of John A. Hansen.
