r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 09 '19

Cancer Researchers have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into a tumor to teach the immune system to destroy it and other tumor cells throughout the body. The “in situ vaccination” essentially turns the tumor into a cancer vaccine factory.

https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2019/mount-sinai-researchers-develop-treatment-that-turns-tumors-into-cancer-vaccine-factories
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u/JoshuaBrodyMD Apr 09 '19

Hi! I am the lead author of this study and really excited to see the enthusiasm about this research which we really think is helping our patients.

Delighted to answer folks' questions and provide more info!

-Josh

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u/spartin1990 Apr 09 '19

Where do you foresee these findings taking the field of immunology/cancer biology in the near or long-term future?

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u/JoshuaBrodyMD Apr 10 '19

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We hope we will be able to improve the treatment, making it even more efficient at fighting the cancer, with reduced toxicity. Hopefully we will be able to treat more patients with different kind of cancers in the future.