Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells' unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system
Hundreds of cancer-linked genes play a different role in causing disease than scientists had expected.
Sep 16, 2021
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News tagged with malignant growth
Oncology & Cancer
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor suppresses immunity to oral cancer through immune checkpoint regulation
A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study has identified for the first time how the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), an environmental chemical receptor, drives immunosuppression in oral squamous cell carcinoma ...
May 4, 2021
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Medications
New immunotherapeutic approach takes aim at cancer's enzyme shield
Immunotherapies have transformed the landscape of cancer treatment by allowing physicians to alter or augment patients' immune response to better attack malignant tumors. But some tumors—known as "cold tumors"—fly under ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver surgery success boosted by growth hormone
Growth hormone has been identified as playing a key role in reducing inflammation and increasing survival rates following liver surgery.
May 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New therapeutic strategy for chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer
A study from The Wistar Institute demonstrated that NAMPT, an enzyme critical for NAD+ biosynthesis, mediates selection of stem-like chemoresistant cells following cisplatin treatment. Researchers showed that a combination ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Medical research
A new gene therapy strategy, courtesy of Mother Nature
Scientists have developed a new gene-therapy technique by transforming human cells into mass producers of tiny nano-sized particles full of genetic material that has the potential to reverse disease processes.
Dec 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New data confirm antioxidants accelerate spread of malignant melanoma
Now there is additional evidence of the connection between the intake of antioxidant supplements and increased tumor growth. Experiments on animals and human cancer tissue confirm that addition of some antioxidants increases ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Medical researchers suggest a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
During carcinogenesis, malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an actively developing area of cancer treatment that includes blocking the action of certain proteins that ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Promising target for treating brain tumors in children
Findings published in Oncotarget offer new hope for children with highly aggressive brain tumors like atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) and medulloblastoma. Previously, the authors of the study have shown that an experimental ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumor with high mortality. Cancer stem cells are thought to be crucial for tumor initiation and its recurrence after standard therapy with radiation and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. Protein ...
Jul 19, 2017
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