Immunotherapy of Brain Tumors – Lecture

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Grand Rounds Presents :

“Immunotherapy of Brain Tumors”

DUANE A. MITCHELL, M.D., PH.D.

Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor,

Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy Director,

UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program McKnight Brain Institute

Department of Neurosurgery

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Presented 12:00PM-1:00PM

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Communicore, Room C1-7

 Presentation was in lecture format with Q&A following

 EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES          

Upon completion of this Presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand mechanisms of immunosuppression operative in patients with malignant brain tumors
  2. Review current immunotherapy approaches to treatment of malignant brain cancer in adults with glioblastoma
  3. Understand the interactions between immunotherapy and conventional therapy (radiation and chemotherapy)

Speaker Disclosures

Dr. Mitchell has disclosed that he has no relevant financial disclosure.

No one else in a position to control the content has any financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation:

The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical

Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit:

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA

     Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their

participation in the activity.

***Below is a link stream the lecture from the beginning****

Link: http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/f63f36baf89649709b00ea2a674de9131d