Nov 22 2023 71 mins
Oncology Unscripted co-hosts Julie Johnson, Katie Coleman, and Dr. Matt Spraker welcome Dr. Breelyn Wilky, MD to discuss immunotherapy for sarcomas and other cancers.
We start by explaining some general details of immunotherapy and how it works, then dive in to the unknowns surrounding the exciting therapy.
We discuss what biological features of tumors and patient tissues may predict response to immunotherapy, "immune hot versus cold" tumors, and how immunotherapy may be combined with other therapies like chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
We close with a discussion of how the gut microbiome may interact with the immune system to fight cancer, and whether diets can help treatment.
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Intro and Outro music by Emmy-award winning artist Lucas Cantor Santiago.
Additional content from Katie Coleman can be found at her website, https://www.katiekickscancer.com/.
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