New center in Phoenix set to transform immunotherapy

New center in Phoenix set to transform immunotherapy The University of Arizona ' s Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies will support research to catalyze the next generation of precision health care treatments. Stacy Pigott Today University of Arizona Health Sciences05-cami_under_canopy-hero_1.jpg The Phoenix Bioscience Core will house the new Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, shown in this artist's rendering. The center will include space for academic and research activities, as well as collaboration spaces to serve academic, research and community needs.Campus NewsHealthBIO5Cancer CenterCollege of Medicine - TucsonNew Economy Initiative Media contact(s)Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizona.edu520-539-4152When she was in her 30s, Molly Cassidy was handed a death sentence.molly_cassidy_klh9431-inline_0.jpg An immunotherapy clinical trial at the University of Arizona Cancer Center helped Molly Cassidy overcome an aggressive form of head and neck cancer. Kris Hanning/University of Arizona Health SciencesTraditional treatments failed to fight the aggressive head and neck cancer that was running rampant through her body. Doctors were out of options, until a clinical trial at theUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences offered a glimmer of hope and, eventually, a second chance at life thanks to immunotherapy.Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses a person ' s own immune system to fight cancer, w...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: research