H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Researchers develop and test new anti-cancer vaccine

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have developed and tested in mice a synthetic vaccine and found it effective in killing human papillomavirus-derived cancer, a virus linked to cervical cancers among others. The research ...

Cancer created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers creating "designer lymph nodes"

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center are in the first phase of creating "designer lymph nodes." Designer lymph nodes are built with specialized gene-modified cells that are injected into patients and produce a pre-planned ...

Genetics created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers say effective immunotherapy for melanoma hinges on blocking suppressive factors

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found that delayed tumor growth and enhanced survival of mice bearing melanoma were possible by blocking the reconstitution of myeloid-derived suppressor cells ...

Immunology created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some minorities believe they are less likely to get cancer compared to whites, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues analyzed national data to investigate the differences in cancer prevention beliefs by race and ethnicity. They found that minorities, including blacks, Asians and Hispanics, ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Moffitt researchers identify unique immune gene signature across thousands of patients' solid tumors

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered a unique immune gene signature that can predict the presence of microscopic lymph node-like structures in metastatic melanoma. The presence of these ...

Genetics created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers design small molecule to disrupt cancer-causing protein

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have developed a small molecule that inhibits STAT3, a protein that causes cancer. This development could impact the treatment of several ...

Cancer created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find success with new immune approach to fighting some cancers

A national research collaboration of senior researchers, including a researcher from Moffitt Cancer Center, has found that 20 to 25 percent of "heavily pre-treated" patients with a variety of cancers who enrolled in a clinical ...

Cancer created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers test drug combinations to prevent graft vs. host disease

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have conducted a clinical trial aimed at preventing graft vs. host disease (GVHD) in patients who have received hematopoietic (blood) cell transplants (HCT). The study, comparing the drug ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Melanoma expert reviews unique adverse events with newly approved drug

An internationally recognized melanoma researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of Kiel in Germany, including Axel Hauschild, M.D. and Katharina C. Kähler, M.D., have published an article ...

Cancer created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eliminating invasive cervical cancer possible, researchers report

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and The Ohio State University have published a paper in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that provid ...

Cancer created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Proteins in DNA damage response network targeted for new therapies, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida; Duke University; Johns Hopkins University; the Brazilian National Cancer Institute; and the Rio de Janeiro Federal ...

Medical research created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tumor cells engineer acidity to drive cell invasion

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at Wayne State University School of Medicine investigated the acidity in solid tumors to determine if pH levels play a role in cancer cell invasion in surrounding tissues. ...

Cancer created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers say silencing of retinoblastoma gene regulates differentiation of myeloid cells

Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential mechanism by which immune suppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells can prevent immune response from developing in cancer. This mechanism includes silencing ...

Immunology created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers say one specific microrna promotes tumor growth and cancer spread

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have determined that the overexpression of microRNA-155 (miR-155), a short, single strand of ribonucleic acid encoded by the miR-155 host gene, promotes the growth of blood vessels in ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two-drug combo more effective in treating sarcomas, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors. They report ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast