Helmink, Beth A.
Khan, M. A. Wadud
Hermann, Amanda
Gopalakrishnan, Vancheswaran
Wargo, Jennifer A.
Article History
Received: 20 August 2018
Accepted: 28 January 2019
First Online: 6 March 2019
Competing interests
: J.A.W. and V.G. are inventors on a US patent application (PCT/US17/53,717), submitted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, that covers methods to enhance checkpoint blockade therapy by the microbiome. J.A.W. reports compensation for speaker’s bureau and honoraria from Imedex, Dava Oncology, Omniprex, Illumina, Gilead, MedImmune and Bristol-Myers Squibb. J.A.W. serves as a consultant / advisory board member for Roche/Genentech, Novartis, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Biothera Pharmaceuticals and Microbiome DX. J.A.W. also receives research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Roche/Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Novartis. A.C-H. and M.A.W.K. report no relevant conflicts of interest or financial disclosures. B.A.H. is supported by National Institutes of Health T32 CA 009599 and the MD Anderson Cancer Center support grant P30 CA016672.