We invite you to join us at 8pm ET (7pm CT, 5pm PT) on Wednesday, March 13th as the #gyncsm community chats about Using Immunotherapies to Treat Gyn Cancers. The last time we chatted about immunotherapy treatments was 2018. We've seen the treatment landscape for gynecologic cancer change as new immunotherapy treatments have received FDA approvals.
From Cancer-dot-net we learn that:
"Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. It uses substances made by the body or in a laboratory to boost the immune system and help the body find and destroy cancer cells. Immunotherapy can treat many different types of cancer. It can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or other cancer treatments."
Join us as we describe and share how monoclonal antibodies, CAR-T therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and cytokines are used to treat gynecologic cancers.
The video from the National Cancer Institute describes how the immune system fights cancer.
Guiding our discussion will be the following Topic Questions (T#:)
T1: What is immunotherapy? How is it different from other gyn cancer treatments (surgery, chemo, radiation)? How many types of immunotherapy are there?
T2: Which gyn cancers have immunotherapy treatments approved by the FDA? Are there immunotherapies in trials now that show promise?
T3: How is it determined if immunotherapy is an appropriate treatment option for an individual?
T4: What is the immunotherapy treatment experience like? What are the common side effects with immunotherapy and how do they differ from other gyn cancer treatments?
T5: What advice would you give to others considering an immunotherapy treatment or trial? What are some common patient concerns? How do patients contribute to research?
T6: What are some resources for learning more about immunotherapy in treating gyn cancers, keeping up with what's new, and finding what trials are open?
We look forward to seeing you on March 13th!
Dee and Christina
Co-founders #gyncsm
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