Department of Medicine Archive — Page 64 of 121
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March 25, 2021
Forty-three percent of melanoma patients have chronic complications from immunotherapies
Chronic side effects among melanoma survivors after treatment with anti-PD-1 immunotherapies are more common than previously recognized, according to a study published March 25 in JAMA Oncology. -
March 25, 2021
Spirituality may help reduce end-stage kidney disease risk
Researchers from Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension have identified an under-studied characteristic that may have a protective effect on end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) risk among vulnerable populations. -
March 25, 2021
Team studies new use for pulmonary hypertension drug
An FDA-approved medication enhances the function of T regulatory cells (Treg), a class of immune cells that restrains the immune response, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. -
March 23, 2021
Prostate cancer microenvironment
Distinct cancer-associated fibroblasts in the prostate tumor microenvironment may influence tumor progression and could point to new therapeutic targets. -
March 18, 2021
HIV, diabetes and immune cells in fat
In HIV-positive individuals with diabetes, immune cells in fat are more proinflammatory and cytotoxic and may represent a therapeutic target for diabetes. -
March 18, 2021
Vanderbilt research played key role in new lung screen guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has formally recommended two changes that will nearly double the number of people eligible for lung cancer screening by lowering the age from 55 to 50 and reducing the number of smoking history pack years from 30 to 20. -
March 18, 2021
EGFR Resisters/LUNGevity fund lung cancer research
Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, is one of two inaugural recipients of the EGFR Resisters/LUNGevity Lung Cancer Research Award.