Recent posts from the Cancer Research Institute blog:

Making Pancreatic Cancer a Target for Immunotherapy

June 18, 2014 | Researchers show that pancreatic cancer, long known to resist immunotherapy, can be made immunogenic after all.

Immunotherapy Today: The View from ASCO

June 10, 2014 | Once again, immunotherapy stole the show at the world’s largest annual cancer meeting.

Immunotherapy All the Rage at AACR

April 21, 2014 | Researchers at this year’s AACR annual meeting couldn’t stop talking about the promise of immunotherapy.

Putting a Hurt on Pancreatic Cancer

March 24, 2014 | Scientists show that dismantling a tumor’s defense shield makes it vulnerable to immune attack.

Do Bacteria Cause Cancer?

March 10, 2014 | A historical look at our changing understanding of the role of bacteria in cancer.

T Cell as Trojan Horse: Insights into How HIV Eludes the Immune System

February 7, 2014 | New research by CRI scientists suggests that HIV spreads by co-opting a natural part of cell communication.

Smoke Screens: Searching for the Causes of Lung Cancer

January 31, 2014 | On the 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General’s report, a look back at the science and politics of tobacco.

Remembering Donald Morton, a Medical Pioneer

January 24, 2014 | CRI honors the memory of a larger-than-life figure in cancer treatment.

Cancer Immunotherapy: The Next Decade?

January 17, 2014 | I asked some of the world’s leading cancer immunologists to peer into the future of cancer therapy.

New Treatment Strategy Coaxes Cancer Out of Hiding

January 10, 2014 | New clinical trial shows a combination of chemotherapy and a cancer vaccine gives ovarian cancer patients an effective new treatment option.

Garry Abelev, A Founder of Tumor Immunology, Dies at 86

January 2, 2014 | Remembering the life and work of one of the field’s founders.

Cancer Immunotherapy Named 2013 “Breakthrough of the Year”

December 23, 2013 | Science magazine, America’s premiere scientific journal, has weighed in on this year’s next big thing.

The Legacy of Bessie Dashiell

December 13, 2013 | A look at the woman who inspired the first war on cancer.

A Round of “A-Paws” for Dr. Wolchok

November 6, 2013 | CRI Scientific Advisory Council associate director receives award for his contribution to the first melanoma vaccine for dogs.

Solving a Flu Mystery, in Time for Flu Season

October 24, 2013 | New research provides insight into how the flu virus gains a foothold in our bodies.

Dispatches from CRI’s 21st Annual Symposium

October 10, 2013 | Covering a meeting of the world’s leading basic and tumor immunologists.