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Allison’s work helped to reinvigorate and mainstream the field of immunotherapy.
The approach, called an implantable cancer treatment vaccine, is being tested in a small phase 1 clinical trial.
“Melanoma research is leading the way, and that energy and momentum is driving all of oncology forward. It’s a very exciting time.”
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“Truly, I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for clinical trials,” she says.
Though researchers knew that exosomes play important roles in cancer and in the immune system, only now are they learning the specifics.
“There are thousands of survivors like myself who would love to be part of an organized effort to help fellow patients and their families....
Researchers say it would be ideal to have future clinical trials in which tissue-based biomarker studies dictate treatment options.
Jamie Troil Goldfarb, 40, is a patient advocate and works in public relations. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with her husband and son.
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