{"id":2675,"date":"2017-04-27T02:26:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T07:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2017-04-21T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:28:51","slug":"transformative-impact-of-immunotherapy-tops-cancer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/27\/transformative-impact-of-immunotherapy-tops-cancer-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformative Impact of Immunotherapy Tops Cancer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2513\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2513\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Depositphotos_52469285_xs-350x206.jpg\" alt=\"Diverse Hands Holding The Word Cancer\" width=\"350\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Depositphotos_52469285_xs-350x206.jpg 350w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Depositphotos_52469285_xs.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immunotherapy brings breakthroughs to cancer treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For decades, cancer has been the main focus of innumerable medical researchers. During 2016, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> was designated the top advance in the field for the second consecutive year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Rapid Rise of Immunotherapy Treatment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The announcement was made in <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/publichealthpolicy\/publichealth\/62866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Clinical Cancer Advances 2017<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, the 12th annual report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Dr. Daniel F. Hayes, president of ASCO, presented the report to Congress during a recent meeting to request continued funding for cancer research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to Dr. Hayes, immunotherapy was a &#8220;promising theoretical treatment&#8221; less than 10 years ago. In a relatively short span of time, it has become a &#8220;standard of care&#8221; that has positively affected thousands of patients. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Immunotherapy 2.0&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just how much progress has been made in <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/immunotherapy-experts-share-opinions-on-the-future-of-treatments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">? Since 2011, a total of 15 immune-targeted therapies have been approved. That success combined with continued improvements in identifying candidates and overcoming resistance mechanisms, led ASCO to dub it &#8220;Immunotherapy 2.0.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Hayes also stressed the importance of federal funding in maintaining the momentum in cancer research. One prominent development that has made a significant impact is the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/05\/us-takes-moonshot-approach-to-a-cure-for-cancer-can-it-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Cancer Moonshot program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Former Vice President Joe Biden took up the cause after his son Beau&#8217;s death from brain cancer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Issels\u00ae: Ahead of the Curve<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While the rest of the medical community is embracing the value of <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/04\/pbs-news-hour-features-immunotherapy-for-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, we have been in the forefront of successfully treating patients by boosting their own immune systems. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/cancer-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Visit our website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to learn more about cancer vaccines, NK cells and our other non-toxic, individually tailored programs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, cancer has been the main focus of innumerable medical researchers. During 2016, immunotherapy for cancer was designated the top advance in the field for the second consecutive year. The Rapid Rise of Immunotherapy Treatment The announcement was made in Clinical Cancer Advances 2017, the 12th annual report from the American Society of Clinical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/27\/transformative-impact-of-immunotherapy-tops-cancer-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Transformative Impact of Immunotherapy Tops Cancer News<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,580,205,216,538,204],"tags":[224,251,531],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-research","category-cancer-treatment","category-immuno-oncology","category-immunotherapy","category-immunotherapy-for-cancer","category-living-with-cancer","tag-cancer-treatment","tag-cancer-vaccines","tag-immunotherapy-for-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2676,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions\/2676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}