Tag Archives: breast cancer immunotherapy

CRISPR Gene-Editing Technology May Not Be Nearly as Precise as Previously Thought

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

One month ago we discussed how the CRISPR genome-editing tool offers promise in cancer immunotherapy. The revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 is often described as “molecular scissors” for its ability to turn previously improbable feats of genetic engineering into exercises in … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves First Drug to Target Genetic Traits Of Cancer, Rather Than Body Location

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The US Food & Drug Administration approved the first ever cancer drug that treats specific genetic traits of the disease, rather than the part of the body in which the cancerous tumor is located, as reported by the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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CRISPR Genome-Editing Tool Takes Cancer Immunotherapy to the Next Level

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Earlier today we posted a column discussing the first use of the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 in a patient with late-stage throat cancer, in hopes of eradicating the disease. This report from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, … Continue reading →

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New Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Aggressive Solid Tumors

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Offering hope for the New Year comes this story. A new cancer treatment called CAR-T cell immunotherapy has for the first time been found to work in a solid tumor cancers, offering hope this technique could be used to target … Continue reading →

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Immunotherapy Continues To Gain Acceptance As Cancer Treatment Option

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

We recently posted a number of columns discussing the promise of immunotherapy. Now comes a report from the Washington Post indicating that for the first time, immunotherapy has been given the green light as an initial treatment for lung cancer, … Continue reading →

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What Is Immunotherapy? Q&A About This Promising Type of Cancer Treatment

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

As part of their series exploring the novel uses of immunotherapy to combat cancer, the New York Times provides the answers to frequently asked questions at this link. Included are answers to questions such as: How well does immunotherapy work? … Continue reading →

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The ‘Quantum Theory’ of Cancer Treatment: Use Of Radiation to Activate the Body’s Immune System – the Abscopal Response

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

This report from the PBS program, NOVA describes the exciting work of combining radiation therapy with immunotherapy to treat breast and other cancers. In April 2011, Christopher Barker, a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, … Continue reading →

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Genomics and Immunotherapeutics: Reasons To Be Optimistic About Cancer Research

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

As reported in the Huffington Post, simply comprehending that not every cancer behaves the same way has significantly changed how scientists conceptualize the disease — and has helped them make promising breakthroughs in cancer research. Genomics, the study of genes … Continue reading →

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