Breakthrough cell therapy gives melanoma patients a fighting chance | 90 Seconds w/ Lisa Kim

The FDA recently approved the first cell-based therapy - widely used in treating blood cancers - for solid tumors. Stanford Medicine treated the first patient with advanced melanoma.
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Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained medical oncologist with the Cutaneous Oncology Program and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology. She also serves as Director of Melanoma Medical Oncology, Director of Solid Tumor Cellular Therapy, co-Director of the Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, and member of the Stanford Cancer Institute (med.stanford.e....
Lisa Kim is Senior Manager of Media Relations for Stanford Medicine and Stanford Health Care. Lisa has a deep background in journalism, as she is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has covered stories on both the national and local levels.
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[@Mrjamiesant]

This is truly amazing and provides tangible hope🙏🏼 as I have solid tumours and am currently on standard immunotherapy- with Ipiluminob and Nivolumob.

[@mrsv1991]

Nice! Having lost Mum,Dad, & brother to cancer Also a sister who thankfully made it cancer is a killer.