Medical research
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
It's short, ugly and deadly. But James Cook University scientists have found a cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds.
Oct 21, 2015
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Bile Duct Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
MACC1 gene is an independent prognostic biomarker for survival in Klatskin tumor patients
Bile duct cancer is rare and is usually detected too late. Often only extensive liver surgery can help or, in rare cases, liver transplantation. But which patients will benefit from surgery and which will not, because their ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Unique procedure offered for patients with inoperable bile duct cancers
University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute transplant surgeons are offering a unique procedure to remove inoperable, cancerous tumors from the bile duct of the liver, known as cholangiocarcinoma, potentially improving survival ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Bile duct cancer study may pave way for new treatments
Patients with bile duct cancer could be helped by a new class of experimental drug, a study has shown.
Feb 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Biochemically modified constituent of yew demonstrates early effectiveness in bile duct cancer
Bile duct cancers are amongst the most aggressive tumour-related diseases and, so far, the medical treatment options available have been limited. Clinical oncologists at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the MedUni Vienna ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify rare cancer's genetic pathways
An international research team, including four Simon Fraser University scientists, has identified the "mutational landscape" of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a rare, highly fatal form of liver cancer that disproportionately ...
Dec 24, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
TGen, Scottsdale Healthcare begin study of new drug for patients with solid tumors
The Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are studying the safety and effectiveness of a new drug, AG-120, for treatment of patients with solid tumors, ...
Jun 17, 2014
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Genetics
Targeting the EGFR and FGFR cellular pathways for bile duct cancer
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and physicians at Mayo Clinic's Individualized Medicine Clinic have personalized drug treatments for patients with cholangiocarcinoma using genomic sequencing ...
Feb 14, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers expose molecular secrets of bile duct cancers from different countries
Singapore-led scientific team discovers critical genes in bile duct cancers from different parts of the world. New molecular insights point to potentially different treatment regimens for the same cancer type depending on ...
Nov 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover biomarker for advanced bile duct fibrosis and bile duct cancer
GW Researchers, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Ph.D., associate professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, and Paul Brindley, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at GW School of Medicine ...
May 29, 2012
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