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Towards An Understanding Of The Possible Future Role Of Combining Chemotherapy With Immunotherapy – On The Horizon

There was a study published in the journal Nature that described a promising new combination therapy for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancers that are non-responsive to chemotherapy. The study is entitled "Immunosuppressive Plasma Cells Impede T-Cell Dependent Immunogenic Chemotherapy." The study was conducted at the University of California, San Diego. Prostate cancers [...]

A Real Role for Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Immunotherapy has a major and expanding role in the treatment of cancer, including advanced prostate cancer. Over time there have been a number of naysayers as the immunotherapy Provenge has played the role whipping boy by critics. The common criticism leveled at Provenge can be summed up simply, “It doesn’t work.” The plain truth is [...]