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HOUSTON METHODIST ACADEMIC INSTITUTE
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
Halts Tumor Growth in Deadly Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancers A research collaboration between Houston Methodist and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a promising new antibody therapy for late-stage ovarian and pancreatic cancers. Termed “silent killers,” these cancers often go undetected until it is are too late to treat.
Stephen T.C. Wong, PhD, from Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center, and Samuel Mok, PhD, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, are collaborating to create an antibody as a new type of immunotherapy.
