A Message from the President Dear Colleagues, While the global coronavirus pandemic has held our attention since March, this edition of the President’s Message will focus on the greater mission that brings us all together. June is Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month™ , and so, first...
SITC Congratulates 2020 Election Winners The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) is pleased to share the results of the 2020 SITC Election. The candidates who received the most votes during the election, which took place May 6-20, 2020, are: Newly Elected SITC Vice President ...
header image SITC Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines Expert Panels are comprised of leaders in the immuno-oncology field who provide interdisciplinary perspectives including medical oncology, community oncology, radiation oncology, surgery, pathology, and nursing as well as other specializations,...
header image The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all aspects of healthcare and the oncology and immuno-oncology communities may face unique challenges in regards to patient care. As immuno-oncology practitioners treat patients during the pandemic, it has also become apparent that...
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of certain types of melanoma and other skin cancers. This guide, published by Patient Resource Publishing in partnership with the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), provides information on melanoma and other skin cancers, the immune system,...
2020 Immuno Melanoma-Final.pdf
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CIs) have revolutionized treatment of advanced melanoma, leading to an emerging population of long-term survivors. Survivors’ quality of life (QOL) and symptom burden are poorly understood. The authors evaluated symptom burden and QOL in patients with advanced...
Quality measures are important because they can help improve and standardize the delivery of cancer care among healthcare providers and across tumor types. In an environment characterized by a rapidly shifting immunotherapeutic landscape and lack of associated long-term outcome data, defining...
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 Organizers: Shailender Bhatia, MD – University of Washington Petros Grivas, MD, PhD – University of Washington Andrea M. Perdue, PA – Seattle Cancer Care Alliance ACI-Seattle, Program Registration Advanced online registration is NOW AVAILABLE . Advanced...
Immunotherapy was approved in 2015 to treat advanced lung cancer. It is very different from other types of cancer treatment because it uses the body's own immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells that have been hiding and targets them for destruction. Immunotherapy is a systemic...
2019 Immunotherapy Lung.pdf
Learning you have head and neck cancer can fell overwhelming. Give yourself time to digest the news, and then focus on learning as much as you can about your exact diagnosis. Knowing ket information will better prepare you to make well-informed decisions with your doctor. This guide, published...
2019 Immunotherapy H&N.pdf
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