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City of Hope study suggests changing the gut microbiome improves health outcomes for people newly diagnosed with ... - EurekAlert


Physician scientists from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that people with metastatic kidney cancer who orally took a live biotherapeutic product called CBM588 while in treatment with immunotherapy and enzymatic tyrosine kinase inhibitors experienced improved health outcomes. The phase 1 trial was published today in Nature Medicine. City of Hope researchers are now in discussions with the global SWOG Cancer Research Network to design a phase 2/3 trial to assess the City of Hope-identified novel use of CBM588 and microbiome modulation in people with advanced cancer.

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