New Promise For Immunotherapy Cancer Drugs (Diane Rehm Show )

Immunotherapy—using the body’s own immune defenses to fight cancer—has already shown significant promise. Now, the latest research says new immunotherapy drugs could dramatically increase survival rates for difficult-to-treat cancers like deadly melanomas, and may be effective in dozens of other cancers including those driven by viruses. This news comes as Vice President Joe Biden’s nationwide “moonshot” initiative to beat cancer is gaining momentum, and spurring more private funding for research. A look at promising developments in the treatment of cancer using immunotherapy.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-04-21/new-promise-for-immunotherapy-cancer-drugs