A large retrospective study conducted by physician researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center reports benefits of chemotherapy for many patients with early-stage breast cancer with rare variant histology, or ...
Apr 18, 2023
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One of most potent drugs for treatment of glioblastoma, the most deadly type of brain tumor, can't be used in patients because of two problems. First, it can't reach its target because it's blocked by the blood-brain barrier, ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Women with advanced ovarian cancer may benefit more from immunotherapy drug treatments if they are given straight after chemotherapy, according to a new study published in Clinical Cancer Research today.
Jun 15, 2016
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as Keytruda and Opdivo work by unleashing the immune system's T cells to attack tumor cells. Their introduction a decade ago marked a major advance in cancer therapy, but only 10% to 30% ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Acute myeloid leukemia is a conundrum among cancers. Immature cells swamp the bone marrow, crowd out healthy cells, and all too often can have devastating consequences.
Apr 24, 2015
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An experimental cancer drug may block an important driver for the survival, growth and spread of cancer cells.
Dec 23, 2014
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Scientists from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have once again advanced the treatment of a specific kind of lung cancer. The team has documented how anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive advanced non-small cell ...
Jan 19, 2012
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A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the patient has one of the most uncommon and deadly forms of this cancer, investigators say.
May 19, 2022
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Why doesn't every cancer patient respond to immunotherapy? That's the question that researcher Daniel Peeper is looking to answer. His research group tries to identify genes that play a role in immunotherapy resistance. In ...
Jun 9, 2022
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As the second leading cause of death worldwide, cancer is a focal point in both clinical research and health care fields, but not all cancers are created equal. While some cancers are now much less deadly due to recent medical ...
Jan 14, 2019
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