Description

Effect of "Non-Oncology" Drugs on Tumor Growth and Patient Survival

When: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Where: Harvard Medical School 
             The Starr Center
             185 Cambridge Street
              Boston, MA 02114
Website: https://learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/effect-non-oncology-drugs-tumor-growth-and-patient-survival

Course co-directors
Rakesh K. Jain, PhD; Eric Wong, MD; Lynn Caporale, PhD

This course will discuss specific examples of “non-oncology” drugs prescribed for co-morbidities such as hypertension or anxiety,  which may have unexpected effects on tumor growth, either directly or due e.g. to effects on the tumor microenvironment, immune response.