Immunotherapy

  • Vanderbilt University

    Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness

    In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive method to track how tumors respond to radiation and immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. While immunotherapy offers hope, many patients do not respond to current treatments. The primary… Read More

    Jan. 28, 2025

  • Professor John Wilson

    Wilson awarded Komen breast cancer research grant

    An engineering professor has received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. His project is among 60 grants totaling $26 million awarded to researchers nationwide. Those initiatives are focused on improving outcomes for metastatic breast cancer, reducing disparities in survivorship and developing new, more effective treatments. John… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Wilson is ‘A’ Award grant recipient for neuroblastoma immunotherapy work

    John Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, earned an Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation 'A' Award. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) John Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently was named an ‘A’ Award recipient by the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for developing a new class of therapeutic… Read More

    Feb. 17, 2016