A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumors and fight off human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck cancer. Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another.
Jun 29, 2018
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In 1995, two University of Chicago-based cancer specialists suggested there was an intermediate state—somewhere between curable localized cancers and lethal widespread disease—for patients with metastatic cancer.
May 7, 2018
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Cancer that has spread, or metastasized, from its original site to other tissues and organs in the body is a leading cause of cancer death. Unfortunately, research focused on metastatic disease has been limited by a lack ...
Apr 23, 2018
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Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and response ...
Aug 4, 2017
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Despite the overall success of hormone therapy, breast cancer tumors in patients with metastatic disease often fail to respond. One new mechanism that can explain resistance to hormone therapy in breast cancer involves two ...
Oct 4, 2016
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A small device implanted under the skin can improve breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the development of metastatic tumors in other organs and allowing time to intervene with surgery or other therapies.
Sep 15, 2016
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A somatic mutation in the ATRX gene has recently been shown as a potential molecular marker for aggressive brain tumors, such as gliomas, neuroblastomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Now, for the first time, researchers ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Using an innovative tool that captures heretofore hidden ways that cells are regulated, scientists at Rockefeller University have identified a protein that makes breast cancer cells more likely to metastasize.
Jul 9, 2014
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Researchers at Cardiff University are developing a novel compound known to reverse the spread of malignant breast cancer cells.
Jan 26, 2014
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