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July 16, 2021

Science Translational Medicine cover.Combining low-dose radiotherapy with immunotherapy eradicates metastatic cancer in mice.

Research by Drs. Zachary Morris, associate professor in the Department of Human Oncology, and Ravi Patel, Bentson Translational Research Fellow alum, finds that combining targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy with immunotherapy significantly boosts eradication of metastatic cancer in mice, even when the radiation is given in doses too low to destroy the cancer outright. Their research appears in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Jamey Weichert, PhD

Zachary Morris, MD, PhDJamey Weichert, Zachary Morris leading a team to develop new way to help immune system fight back against cancer

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are breaking new ground to make cancer cells more susceptible to attack by the body’s own immune system.