The Microbiota: A New Variable Impacting Cancer Treatment Outcomes.

Fessler, Jessica L; Gajewski, Thomas F · Clin Cancer Res · 2017

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Abstract

Preclinical evidence has established that the host commensal microbiota can contribute to therapeutic response in cancer models, a finding supported by early clinical data. This connection between the microbiome and clinical outcome in oncology is cause for new consideration in the administration of antibiotics and microbiota-modulating interventions to improve outcomes. <i>Clin Cancer Res; 23(13); 3229-31. ©2017 AACR</i><i>See related article by Galloway-Peña et al., p. 3263</i>.

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