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Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer: Part 1

Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer: Part 1

FromBreastcancer.org Podcast


Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer: Part 1

FromBreastcancer.org Podcast

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Sherene Loi is a medical oncologist who specializes in treating breast cancer. In addition to treating patients, particularly patients diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer, she also leads the Translation Breast Cancer Genomics and Therapeutics Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, where she is a professor. Much of her clinical research focuses on investigating new treatments, such as immunotherapy, especially for breast cancers that have become resistant to standard treatments.
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Loi explain:

results from the PANACEA trial, which looked at using the immunotherapy medicine Keytruda (chemical name: pembrolizumab) along with Herceptin to treat Herceptin-resistant, HER2-positive, advanced-stage breast cancer that had high levels of PDL-1, a biomarker that indicates that Keytruda will be effective

how an immunotherapy medicine like Keytruda works

what tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are and why cancer tumors with high numbers of TILs seem to respond better to immunotherapy

side effects of immunotherapy medicines
Released:
Apr 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Our mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives. Breastcancer.org podcasts offer unique insights on prevention, treatment, research, and other breast cancer topics from our medical experts and invited guests.