The fight against cancer is an arms race, and one of the most effective weapons in clinicians' arsenals is immunotherapy. Immune checkpoint therapy has become the standard for treating several types of cancer. However, the ...
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A new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Boston Children's Hospital and published in Nature Immunology shows how tumors grow by avoiding the immune system.
Aug 26, 2024
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What are the characteristics of a cancer cell that are recognized by the immune system? Knowledge of the potential target structures for the immune cells is a basic prerequisite for the development of personalized cancer ...
Aug 22, 2024
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A new report describes a promising approach to studying neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition with limited treatment options. The condition causes a number of different cancerous and non-cancerous tumors to ...
Aug 22, 2024
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The growth of healthy tissues in the body depends on the development of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis, that enables proper blood flow, meaning nutrients and oxygen are delivered while toxic metabolic products ...
Aug 22, 2024
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A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favorable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. The method has been confirmed as effective in a comprehensive ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Children who survive a brain tumor often experience effects from both the cancer and its treatment long after therapy concludes. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found very young children treated for brain ...
Aug 21, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma (USC) tumors in Black patients express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in white patients, according to a new study ...
Aug 15, 2024
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Contrary to how tumors operate while still in the kidney, metastatic kidney cancers rely heavily on mitochondrial metabolism, according to research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) ...
Aug 15, 2024
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A recent study uncovers the molecular signatures of mammographic calcifications in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. The research identifies distinct molecular traits associated with calcification status, ...
Aug 13, 2024
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