Medical Minds is a podcast series developed for The Garvan Institute of Medical Research. SUMM Media has produced over 30 episodes for the Garvan with a 4th series now underway. The podcast takes listeners behind the scenes and inside the labs of the Garvan, as we discover the latest breakthroughs in medical research. _____________________________________________________________________________

Immunotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of many blood cancers, harnessing the immune system so our bodies can fight back. But for solid tumours, like pancreatic cancer with a survival rate of just 13%, that breakthrough has remained frustratingly out of reach. 

In this episode, we explore why the immune system struggles to attack these tumours and how the physical environment inside cancers can shape the way immune cells behave.

We hear from Garvan's Associate Professor Maté Biro, whose research maps how cells move inside of tumours, with the goal of uncovering new strategies to improve cancer treatment.