The gut microbiome and cancer treatment: What we do and don’t know
Your body is home to trillions of microbes. These bacteria, viruses, fungi and other organisms impact everything from how you process food to your immune system response. They outnumber our human cells but mostly live in harmony. One of the most studied communities of microbes is the one that lives in our gastrointestinal tract — the gut microbiome.
MD Anderson surgical oncologist and researcher Jennifer Wargo, M.D., is studying...
Study identifies key factor in non-small cell lung cancer resistance and potential therapeutic targets
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations, targeted therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has...