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EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 21 MIN

Robert Emmons, M.D., FACP | CAR T-Cell

from Science Behind the Headlines · host UofL Health

CAR T-CellLearn about medical breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment. Join Robert Emmons, M.D., FACP, hematologist and oncologist with UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center, professor of Medicine, BCT Division of University of Louisville and leader of Dunbar CAR-T Manufacturing at UofL, as he discusses blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and the groundbreaking treatment option, CAR T-Cell Therapy which harnesses a person’s own immune system by taking T-cells and genetically changing them to target and attack cancer cells. Brown Cancer Center is a leader in this research and treatment, which is a gift to patients offering them a chance at long-term survival, and aligns with the Brown Cancer Center’s goal to cure cancer.For more information Dr. Emmons - https://uoflhealth.org/provider/robert-emmons-hematologist-oncologist/For more information on blood cancers and treatments - https://uoflhealth.org/services/blood-marrow-transplant-program/

CAR T-CellLearn about medical breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment. Join Robert Emmons, M.D., FACP, hematologist and oncologist with UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center, professor of Medicine, BCT Division of University of Louisville and leader of Dunbar CAR-T Manufacturing at UofL, as he discusses blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and the groundbreaking treatment option, CAR T-Cell Therapy which harnesses a person’s own immune system by taking T-cells and genetically changing them to target and attack cancer cells. Brown Cancer Center is a leader in this research and treatment, which is a gift to patients offering them a chance at long-term survival, and aligns with the Brown Cancer Center’s goal to cure cancer.For more information Dr. Emmons - https://uoflhealth.org/provider/robert-emmons-hematologist-oncologist/For more information on blood cancers and treatments - https://uoflhealth.org/services/blood-marrow-transplant-program/

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