Archive: 01/05/2017
Expert spotlights early detection for melanoma awareness month
May brings Melanoma Awareness Month, along with the Memorial Day holiday and the beginning of summer vacations. With longer days and more outdoor activities, Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Ida Orengo, professor of dermatology, ...
May 1, 2017
New imaging method may predict immunotherapy response early
A noninvasive PET imaging method that measures granzyme B, a protein released by immune cells to kill cancer cells, was able to distinguish mouse and human tumors that responded to immune checkpoint inhibitors from those ...
May 1, 2017
Serial analysis of CTCs may provide biomarker predictive of NSCLC response to crizotinib
Among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) fueled by ALK gene alterations who were being treated with crizotinib (Xalkori), a decrease in the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) harboring increased copies ...
May 1, 2017