A major focus today is to discover why immunotherapies work or fail, and how they can be improved to reach their hoped-for potential as a broadly transformative treatment for cancer.
Powered by recent research, scientists are making headway in understanding the basic biological mechanisms at work in inflammatory breast cancer, and how to intervene in ways that may slow or stop the cancer.
Acra Samuels came from Montana to Dana-Farber for treatment with an experimental drug that has shown remarkable effectiveness for a variety of cancers with a certain mutation. "My goal when I was diagnosed was to live and raise my boys and see them all graduate from high school. The youngest one will graduate in two years – and I hope to see that."
Assessing a patient’s predicted outcome and risk through genetic analysis can enable tailored treatment for individual patients. If a patient's genetic analysis reveals an unfavorable genetic profile, the patient's team may intensify or lengthen their treatment regimens, for example.
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