Justin Balko
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December 22, 2020
Arthritis drug may treat immunotherapy-related heart complication
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April 23, 2020
Health workers sought for hydroxychloroquine study
Health care workers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 can participate in a randomized, controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in preventing infection. -
December 5, 2019
Balko lands Mary Kay Foundation grant for breast cancer research
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's Justin Balko, PharmD, PhD, has received a $100,000 research grant from the Mary Kay Foundation. -
July 22, 2019
Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment
Researchers are chronicling rare but serious toxicities that may occur with immune checkpoint inhibitors, the most widely prescribed class of immunotherapies. -
October 11, 2018
Cancer Center investigators awarded Komen grants
Four Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators have received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. -
February 8, 2018
Study seeks to boost breast tumor immune response
Immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system, is one of the most promising forms of cancer therapy and has been shown to work well against some types of cancer. -
March 23, 2017
Breast cancer program lands new research grants
Several investigators in Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s (VICC) Breast Cancer Program have received grant awards to support translational research that may improve disease outcomes for patients.