Singapore, May 4 -- Australia's Monash University and The Alfred have announced the launch of The Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Dynamic Immuno-Oncology (CDIO) to tackle major challenges in cancer immunotherapy by better understanding how a patient's immune system responds to treatment.

Headquartered at The Alfred's Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre and co-located with Monash University's Alfred campus, research at the CDIO will conduct real-time monitoring of a patient's response to immunotherapy to improve detection of early anti-tumour benefits and side-effects.

The CDIO is part of Monash University's new Department of Cancer Medicine, which will advance cancer research and clinical trials in Melbourne's south-ea...