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Health Talks: Melanoma treatment research focuses on a flu vaccine
Hear how new research underway at Ohio State focuses on using the flu vaccine as a possible new way to treat melanoma.
In this video, surgical oncologist Carlo Contreras, MD, explains new research being conducted at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) to learn whether the flu vaccine can serve as a potential new way to treat melanoma. Researchers believe that the flu vaccine may help stimulate the immune system so it's better able to recognize and kill off melanoma cells.
The Pelotonia-funded research study is looking at the safety and side effects of the flu vaccine for patients who have both early and advanced stage melanoma. For patients with advanced melanoma, immunotherapy is the standard of care and it’s thought that using the flu vaccine in combination with immunotherapy treatment could improve its effectiveness.
Watch the full Health Talks video above to learn more about:
- How the flu vaccine can be used to treat melanoma
- How immunotherapy is used in melanoma treatment
- Research findings and goals of the melanoma study
- What’s next for melanoma research at Ohio State
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