About this episode

Prof. Thomas Gajewski discusses how the gut microbiome may revolutionize cancer treatment through immunotherapy.

For decades, traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation have targeted tumors directly—often with severe side effects and mixed results. But what if the key to treating cancer was already inside our bodies? Prof. Thomas Gajewski, a renowned oncologist at the University of Chicago, is leading a revolution by using the body’s gut microbiome to fight cancer. His pioneering work in cancer immunotherapy focuses on why some patients with melanoma responded dramatically to immune-based therapies while others do not. In this episode, Gajewski discusses how training T-cells to recognize and attack tumors is transforming oncology, why the microbiome might hold the key to supercharging cancer treatments, and what it will take to make life-saving immunotherapies effective for every patient.

People in this episode

Guests: Thomas Gajewski, Prof. Thomas Gajewski

Topics covered

• cancer treatment
• gut microbiome
• immunotherapy
• oncology
• T-cells
• melanoma

Keywords

• cancer
• gut microbiome
• immunotherapy
• T-cells
• melanoma
• oncology
• chemotherapy
• radiation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Chicago, University of Chicago Podcast Network

Books & works: cancer immunotherapy

Places: Chicago

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