Combination immunotherapy benefits subset of patients with advanced prostate cancer

Results from a Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggest that a combination of ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) plus nivolumab (anti-PD-1) can generate durable responses in a subset of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), an “immune-cold” cancer that does not typically respond well to immunotherapy. In a cohort of patients without previous chemotherapy treatment, the overall response rate (ORR) was 25% and median overall survival (OS) was 19 months. In a...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital welcomes leading cardiothoracic surgeon Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, M.D., Ph.D.

Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, M.D., Ph.D., director of robotic cardiac and vascular surgery for the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, is joining Marvin D. Atkins Jr., M.D., Charlie Cheng, M.D., and Tony Lu, M.D. with Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery Associates at Sugar Land where he will focus on advanced, specialized cardiovascular surgery. Wyler von Ballmoos has a distinguished background as a surgeon and clinical investigator. He earned his medical degree and Ph.D....

Houston Methodist welcomes new general surgeon Katherine Baxter, M.D.

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome general surgeon Katherine Baxter, M.D., to Houston Methodist Surgical Associates. Baxter will work alongside Timothy Oppermann, M.D., Michael Yaakovian, M.D., and Ashish Saharia, M.D. on the Houston Methodist Sugar Land campus in Medical Office Building 3, Suite 450. Baxter earned her medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta, where she also completed a general surgery residency. During her residency, she served as a research fellow at...

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