Research at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center finds that tumors in the liver siphon off critical immune cells, rendering immunotherapy ineffective. But coupling immunotherapy with radiotherapy to the liver in mice restored the immune cell function and led to better outcomes.
Income level, employment, housing location, medical insurance, education, tobacco and alcohol use, diet and obesity, access to medical care. These are some of the factors causing worse COVID-19 outcomes in people who are Black.
A combination approach to treating a prevalent glioma subtype -- including metabolic reprogramming, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy -- led to a complete regression of tumors in 60% of study mice.
A new study finds that appealing to people’s concerns for their loved ones could overcome this resistance. And it may have implications for encouraging people to get the new vaccine.
Physicians did not recognize side effects from radiation therapy in more than half of breast cancer patients who reported a significant symptom, a new study finds.
Eight University of Michigan faculty members -- including three members of the U-M Rogel Cancer Center - have been elected 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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