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Yale Cancer Center opens immuno-oncology center
Yale Cancer Center late last year unveiled the Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology, a sizable foray into the relatively new field of immunotherapy.
The new center will focus on immuno-oncology, an area of research focused on how the body’s immune system can be leveraged to fight cancer. Yale has been involved in research in the immuno-oncology space for years through the School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, according to Charles Fuchs, director of Yale Cancer Center. The goal of creating a distinct immuno-oncology center is to centralize that research and take it even further, Fuchs said.
“The hope is [that] our immuno-oncology research can someday inform clinical trials and ultimately help us to achieve our goal of transforming the way we treat people affected by cancer,” said Roy Herbst ’84, interim director of the Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology.
Source: Yale Daily News