A blood test could map the complex ecosystem surrounding cancer cells, offering a more accurate way to predict which patients will benefit from immunotherapy, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medicine. The test they developed could help guide treatment decisions across multiple cancer types and treatments.
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose people with bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. The test also allows physicians to not only assess the cancer’s response to treatment but to predict whether immunotherapy or chemotherapy is likely to be most effective for each patient.
