Charles Drake, M.D., Ph.D., of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, provides a 20-minute introduction to the basics of immunotherapy, using the immune system to fight cancer, at the 2018 Immunotherapy Patient Summit in New York City. cancerresearch.org/summit
Dr. Charles Drake covers checkpoint inhibitor therapy, CAR T cell therapy, oncolytic virus therapy, and therapeutic cancer vaccines.
Cancer Research Institute Immunotherapy Patient Summits are free half-day Saturday events that provide a forum for patients, caregivers, and advocates to meet together along with scientific and healthcare experts to learn more about how new breakthroughs in immunotherapy are changing standards of care for all cancers. In 2018, the Immunotherapy Patient Summit series visits San Francisco, New York City, San Diego, and Houston. The New York City summit was live streamed online. This video is a recording of the live stream. cancerresearch.org/summit
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