Cancer Immunotherapy: 2020 Research Update and a Look Ahead with Dr. Padmanee Sharma

CRI Scientific Advisory Council member Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., discusses what breakthroughs and advances might lie ahead for the field of cancer immunotherapy in 2020 by highlighting the challenges and opportunities at the cutting-edge of immuno-oncology. https://www.cancerresearch.org/webinars #CRIwebinar #immunotherapy

Dr. Padmanee Sharma is a Professor in the departments of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology, and the Scientific Director for the Immunotherapy Platform at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is also the Co-Director of Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is a trained medical oncologist and immunologist whose research work is focused on investigating mechanisms and pathways within the immune system that are responsible for tumor rejection and clinical benefit. She is the Principal Investigator of multiple immunotherapy clinical trials and conducts translational laboratory studies related to these trials. Her studies enable the development of novel immunotherapy strategies for the treatment of cancer patients.

Learn about exciting developments in cancer immunotherapy research in the year ahead and how these aim to improve cancer patient treatment outcomes by:

Testing promising new treatment combinations for hard-to-treat cancers like brain, breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers
Finding new, less invasive ways to screen patients for biomarkers that can guide personalized patient treatment plans
Learning as much as possible from each patient in order to make existing immunotherapies more effective and speed the discovery of new treatment approaches

The "Cancer Immunotherapy and You" webinar series is produced by the Cancer Research Institute and is hosted by our science writer, Arthur Brodsky, Ph.D. The 2020 series is made possible with generous support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Foundation Medicine. Browse our Cancer Immunotherapy and You Webinar Series playlist on YouTube or visit the Webinars page on our website to see other webinars in this series. https://www.cancerresearch.org/events...

The "Cancer Immunotherapy and You" webinar series is part of the Cancer Research Institute's Answer to Cancer Patient Education Program. Established in 1953, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing our immune system’s power to control and potentially cure all cancers. Our mission: Save more lives by fueling the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all types of cancer. To accomplish this, we rely on donor support and collaborative partnerships to fund and carry out the most innovative clinical and laboratory research around the world, support the next generation of the field’s leaders, and serve as the trusted source of information on immunotherapy for cancer patients and their caregivers. https://www.cancerresearch.org

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