Oncology & Cancer
Researchers translate a hypothesis into a personalized treatment for cancer
Dr. Franz Zemp, Ph.D., gets chills talking about how his idea to target a specific cancer cell has evolved.
Dec 1, 2023
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News tagged with cancer therapy
Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find gene therapy reduces liver cancer in animal model
Researchers at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that inhibiting a specific protein using gene therapy can shrink hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in mice. Silencing the galectin 1 (Gal1) protein, which is often ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops gene therapy to 'pre-treat' neuroblastoma tumors
University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a potential gene therapy to "pre-treat" neuroblastoma tumors in order to make chemotherapy more effective.
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Modular chimeric cytokine receptors improve CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors
Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for pediatric patients with relapsed and recurrent leukemia. However, these therapies are not as effective in treating ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Applications of macrocyclic molecules in cancer therapy: Target cancer development or overcome drug resistance
A study, by Professor Xiaoling Song, Professor Biao Jiang and Pr. Xiaoling Song and Ph.D. student, Yifan Wu (Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University), on the application of macrocyclic ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug combination improves radiation therapy outcomes in locally advanced, borderline resectable pancreatic cancer cases
A new Phase Ib/II study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Moffitt Cancer Center found that combining sensitizing drugs with a specific form of radiation therapy may be more effective ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Prostate cancer focal therapy is cost-effective and may improve patient outcomes
Minimally invasive focal therapies for prostate cancer are associated with a lower overall cost and improved quality of life for patients.
Nov 24, 2023
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Medications
New way to kill breast cancer stem cells that have ancestral features and resist chemotherapy
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Kanazawa University in Japan have made a new discovery that could improve breast cancer treatments. The researchers studied cancer stem cells (CSCs), which can resist chemotherapy ...
Nov 24, 2023
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Medications
Breathing new life into old medications: A strategy that targets cancer stem cells
In a review published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), advocate for the repurposing of non-cancer drugs to target elusive cancer stem cells (CSCs). By focusing ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
SAD lamps: Experts explain how they help the winter blues
Have you ever noted that you sleep more in the winter months? Or eat more carbs or have low energy? If you do, then you might be one of the around 6% of the higher latitude populations with seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Nov 22, 2023
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