Oncology & Cancer
Researchers map paths to cancer drug resistance
A team of researchers led by Duke Cancer Institute has identified key events that prompt certain cancer cells to develop resistance to otherwise lethal therapies.
Dec 23, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Unconventional hunt for new cancer targets leads to a powerful drug candidate for leukemia
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and five other institutions have used an unconventional approach to cancer drug discovery to identify a new potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As reported ...
Aug 3, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells
An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer cells dormant. Led by Associate Professor Tri Phan and Professor Peter Croucher at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals origins of a cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow
A new study by the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center, sheds light on the origins of myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer that affects children and adults. The researchers discovered that novel mutations ...
May 12, 2011
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Medications
US drug supplies run short, endangering patients
Monika McBride has acute myeloid leukemia, a life-threatening blood cancer that requires six months of intensive chemotherapy. Three days before her third treatment, however, a nurse called to cancel her appointment: Her ...
Aug 19, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases immune responses in most patients with multiple myeloma
Most immunocompromised people with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma benefited from a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, a promising sign after it was shown that two doses tended to not be sufficient for them. However, ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Noninvasive Cytophone device detects melanoma in earliest stages, could prevent fatal disease spread
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team led by Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., has demonstrated the ability to detect and kill circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood using a noninvasive device ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Armed CAR-T cells to better fight cancer
Immunotherapy is increasingly becoming a successful way to treat cancer. Researchers at Uppsala University have now developed armed CAR-T cells that reinforce the immune defense against cancer and that could increase the ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover a new cancer-driving mutation in 'dark matter' of the cancer genome
An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the "dark matter" of human cancer DNA.
Oct 9, 2019
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Cardiology
International trial finds polypill halves predicted heart disease and stroke risk
The world's first international polypill trial has shown that a four-in-one combination pill can halve the predicted risk of heart disease and stroke. The results are published online today in the open access journal PLoS ...
May 25, 2011
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