Stanford Center for Monitoring Immune Responses in Cancer
Stanford Cancer Immune Monitoring and Analysis Center (CIMAC)
This center helps understand how your immune system reacts to new cancer treatments.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Stanford University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Stanford, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11109597 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This center at Stanford University works with national cancer trials to closely watch how patients' immune systems respond to new cancer treatments. They use advanced tests, like CyTOF and RNA sequencing, to get a detailed picture of immune cells and their activity. This helps researchers learn which treatments work best and why, ultimately aiming to improve care for people with cancer.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Patients participating in specific NCI-identified cancer immunotherapy clinical trials would be ideal candidates for their samples to be analyzed by this center.
Not a fit: Patients not enrolled in NCI-identified immunotherapy clinical trials would not directly benefit from this center's services.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to more effective and personalized immunotherapy treatments for various cancers.
How similar studies have performed: This center applies both well-established and cutting-edge laboratory techniques to support ongoing clinical trials, building on previous successes in immune monitoring.
Where this research is happening
Stanford, United States
- Stanford University — Stanford, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Maecker, Holden T. — Stanford University
- Study coordinator: Maecker, Holden T.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.