From Transplants to CAR T-Cell Therapy
CancerCast
English - March 28, 2022 11:00 - 28.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsHealth & Fitness weill cornell medicine cancercast cancer treatment medical oncologist john leonard Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Procedures involving stem cell and bone marrow transplants were one of the first successful forms of immunotherapy in cancer care. Recent scientific and medical advances have led to novel approaches making transplant safer and more effective than ever before. Innovations continue to transform the field, offering alternative treatments that help the body’s immune system better recognize and fight the cancer. CAR T-cell therapy is one example which has demonstrated promising results and continues to be studied in clinical trials across a variety of diseases.
Guest: Koen Van Besien, MD, PhD, hematologist and medical oncologist, Director of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program, and Director of Cellular Therapy Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Host: John Leonard, MD, world-renowned hematologist and medical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.