November 11, 2022
Tag: clinical trials
October 12, 2022
ASCO Post: Joannie M. Ivory, MD, MSPH, on Increasing Participation of Black Patients With Cancer in Clinical Trials
March 28, 2022
Triangle Business Journal: UNC physicians address racial disparities in cancer care
August 24, 2021
CBS17: NC colon cancer survivor credits clinical trial for giving him second chance at life
July 23, 2020
Excellent research results for CAR-T therapy against Hodgkin lymphoma
CAR-T immunotherapy has been used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma with remarkable success for the first time, according to the results of an early phase clinical trial.
April 15, 2020
Doctors eye personalized, adaptive cancer vaccine
Jared Weiss, MD, and Ben Vincent, MD, are leading an upcoming clinical trial hoping to cure lung and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with their PANDA-VAC therapy.
March 19, 2020
Donor gift shows support for family, innovative therapy
Wade's Army supports families with needs related to a neuroblastoma diagnosis, and supports research and science into finding a cure for the disease.
March 9, 2020
CAR-T immunotherapy studied at UNC Lineberger receives fast-track designation from FDA
An investigational therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma received a Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
February 13, 2020
CAR-T therapy gives patient options after cancer returns
When traditional cancer treatment options failed, Sabrina Shelton's care team referred her to UNC for a CAR-T therapy clinical trial.
January 30, 2020
UNC Lineberger discovery would allow researchers to fine-tune activity of cancer-hunting immune cells
A discovery by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers could allow scientists to fine-tune genetically engineered immune cells to heighten their killing power against tumors or to decrease their activity level in the case of severe side effects. In a study published in Cancer Cell, researchers led by UNC Lineberger’s Gianpietro Dotti, …