Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf on Clinical Trials Exploring a New Breast Cancer Vaccine
Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses an upcoming peptide vaccine to prevent recurrence in patients with breast cancer.
Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses an upcoming peptide vaccine to prevent recurrence in patients with breast cancer. Mittendorf says initially there was the HER2 peptide nelipepimut-S (E75) vaccine (NeuVax) that proved to be immunogenic. She says in a recent study, her and her colleagues combined E75 with GMCSF to help prevent recurrence.
Survivorship Care Promotes Evidence-Based Approaches for Quality of Life and Beyond
March 21st 2025Frank J. Penedo, PhD, explains the challenges of survivorship care for patients with cancer and how he implements programs to support patients’ emotional, physical, and practical needs.
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