Immunotherapy

A blood-based signature of five microRNAs demonstrated the ability to predict OS of patients with lung cancer receiving immunotherapy and stratify them for treatment, according to a study published in npj Precision Oncology.

As Healio celebrates National Doctors' Day today, we recognize dedicated physicians we spoke with over the past year about how they are working both in the clinic and beyond to improve allergy, asthma and immunology care.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer announced Thursday the launch of the James P. Allison Institute, a research and innovation hub that integrates immunobiology across disciplines to accelerate discoveries toward cancer cures.

Peanut-coated microneedles may represent a safe and effective alternative to epicutaneous immunotherapy, according to a study published in Immunotherapy.

PHOENIX — Researchers identified predictive factors of grade 2 or worse reactions during peanut OIT in preschoolers, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — With new treatments, technologies and billing policies, providers may feel like they are falling behind their competition and failing their patients and their practices. Strategies and resources, however, are available.

SAN FRANCISCO — Certain immune cell-related parameters appeared associated with efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors among patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to study results.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether commonly used medications influence responses to cancer treatment. They found that antihistamines were associated with improved immunotherapy efficacy.

In a real-world setting, peanut oral immunotherapy was safer in infants aged 12 months or younger than in children aged 1 to 5 years, according to recent data.

Oral immunotherapy was associated with an increase in both desensitization and remission of peanut allergy among children aged younger than 4 years, with younger children seeing greater success, according to data published in The Lancet.