Immunotherapy In 2021, Mark Scholz, MD, Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico

Executive Director of the PCRI and Medical Oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, gives a presentation on immune therapies for prostate cancer—some that are available and some that are hopefully on the horizon—as part of a webinar for the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico.

To learn more about the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico, visit their website at: pcsanm.org

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Introduction to Cancer, the Immune System, and Their Relationship
8:55 Components of Immune Response
13:05 History of Immunotherapies
18:33 Presently Available PCa Immunotherapies - Yervoy & Keytruda
24:08 Presently Available " " - Provenge
26:33 Presently Available " " - Abscopal Effect from Radiation
28:31 Potential to Combine Immunotherapies
30:25 The Optimal Time to Initiate Immunotherapy
31:07 Conclusion

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