Brain cancer investigators lead bold initiative to advance new treatments

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On Friday, Sept. 21, the Legacy Program in Brain Cancer was announced. That day, Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, announced the new initiative at the Biden Cancer Summit in Washington, D.C.

The 12-institution collaboration led by UF Health seeks to dramatically improve the five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with the most aggressive brain tumors.

“The Legacy Program is really designed to be a sustained 10-year initiative to reframe the prospects of long-term survival for patients with brain cancer using immunotherapy,” Mitchell said.

Click here to read more about the Legacy Program in Brain Cancer.