Oncology & Cancer
What to know about metastatic breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about metastatic breast cancer.
Oct 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Circulating tumor cell clusters more likely to cause metastasis than single cells
Circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters – clumps of from 2 to 50 tumor cells that break off a primary tumor and are carried through the bloodstream – appear to be much more likely to cause metastasis than are single CTCs, ...
Aug 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
'Liquid biopsy' can help predict outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
A clinically relevant "liquid biopsy" test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood and predict survival outcomes for patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), according to new research published ...
Feb 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone
University of California, Irvine researchers have developed and tested on mice a therapeutic treatment that uses engineered stem cells to target and kill cancer bone metastases while preserving the bone.
Jul 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Seven new markers discovered for hard-to-treat breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Pioneering research from Breakthrough Breast Cancer scientists has discovered seven molecular markers that contribute to the behaviour of triple negative breast cancers, revealing new insight into this ...
Oct 25, 2013
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Medical research
Working to stop the spread of breast cancer
Michigan State researchers are revealing the molecular workings of how a certain form of metastatic breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body. In doing so, they're creating new opportunities to spot and contain what ...
May 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Liquid biopsy predicts early disease progression, potential survival in patients with advanced breast cancer
A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can be used to predict early disease progression and potential survival among patients with metastatic breast cancer ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Vaccine for metastatic breast, ovarian cancer shows promise
Treatment with a recombinant poxviral vaccine showed a positive response in both metastatic breast cancer and ovarian cancer, according to a trial published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association ...
Nov 8, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers isolate cells implicated with breast cancer-derived brain tumors
Researchers from the Houston Methodist Research Institute have isolated genetic signatures of some circulating tumor cells (CTCs) found in breast cancer, which one day may lead to a preventive treatment for metastatic cancer ...
Dec 3, 2015
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Blood test confirmed to be 'powerful predictor' for metastatic breast cancer following largest analysis to date
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood is a "powerful predictor" to help physicians more reliably assess treatment benefit for patients ...
May 18, 2011
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