Health
Hugh Jackman urges sunscreen use after skin cancer scare
Actor Hugh Jackman is offering a warning about sun damage and skin cancer after having two biopsies.
Apr 4, 2023
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Carcinoma
Medications
Combination therapy a promising option for advanced kidney cancer patients already treated with immunotherapy
Immunotherapies, such as anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1, have become standard first line therapies for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer). Most patients, however, eventually experience disease progression, ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Different types of bladder cancer cells share common genetic ancestry
Why are some bladder cancers resistant to a type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors? Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found that the genetic and pathologic diversity of cells within the tumor ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Risk for skin cancer higher for adults with atopic dermatitis
Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an increased risk for developing melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), with significantly higher risks seen for moderate-to-severe versus mild AD, ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Medications
Epstein-Barr virus associated tumors and drug repurposing
A new study published in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology identified differentially expressed host and viral microRNAs (miRNAs) in six Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated tumors. The study reports several drug candidates ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Attenuation of cancer proliferation by suppression of glypican-1
A new research paper titled "Attenuation of cancer proliferation by suppression of glypican-1 and its pleiotropic effects in neoplastic behavior" has been published in Oncotarget.
Mar 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify a potential new target for head and neck cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers, including ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Benefits persist for lenvatinib, pembrolizumab in renal cell cancer
For patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, progression-free survival and overall survival are improved with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib, according to a study published in the March issue of The Lancet ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Anti-PD-L1 antibody enhances curative effect of cryoablation
A new article published in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B discusses how the Anti-PD-L1 antibody enhances the curative effect of cryoablation via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity mediating PD-L1highCD11b+ cells elimination ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers identify a protein that promotes cancer metastasis, providing a new potential treatment target
Cancer metastasis is a major cause of cancer-related death. A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently identified a protein that triggers the migration of liver and pancreatic cancer cells and metastasis ...
Mar 9, 2023
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