Novel immunotherapy delivery approach safe and beneficial for some melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease
A novel approach to administer intrathecal (IT) immunotherapy (directly into the spinal fluid) and intravenous (IV) immunotherapy was safe and improved survival in a subset of patients with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) from metastatic melanoma, according to interim analyses of a Phase I/Ib trial led by researchers at Âé¶¹Ó³» MDÂ Anderson Cancer Center.
The study, published today in Nature Medicine, represents...

MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 29, 2023
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Dual immunotherapy plus chemotherapy before surgery improves patient outcomes in operable lung cancer
In a Phase II trial led by researchers from Âé¶¹Ó³» MD Anderson Cancer Center, adding ipilimumab to a neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical...
MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 8, 2023
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Recent developments include overlooked proteins from long noncoding RNAs that likely play a functional...
