Providence Health & Services

This small, early-stage study tested the safety of an experimental immune-boosting treatment called IRX-2. It was given as an injection near the breast tumor before patients with early-stage breast cancer had their standard surgery or chemotherapy. The main goal was to see if the…

This study tested a shorter, condensed treatment approach for people with operable rectal cancer. Patients received a brief course of radiation followed by chemotherapy before their planned surgery. The goal was to see if this approach could effectively shrink tumors and allow fo…