A drug combination can safely prevent transplanted stem cells (graft) from attacking the recipient's (host) body, allowing them to develop into healthy new blood and immune cells, a new study shows.
Dec 13, 2021
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An international team has developed statistical models to predict the risk of early death in patients being treated with non-intensive therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Results of analyses using the models will ...
Dec 12, 2021
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Detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of cancer patients is of intense interest to medical oncologists. The promise of being able to detect such rare cells consistently and reproducibly has attracted considerable ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The metabolic and inflammatory complications of obesity have a role in the formation of cancer. However, the cellular ...
Nov 23, 2021
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A COVID vaccine that provokes an immune response through white blood cells has showed promise in trials, according to research Tuesday that provides new hope for people with compromised immune systems.
Nov 23, 2021
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Most cancer patients who had no measurable immune response after being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were helped by a third vaccine dose, according to a new study by investigators at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center ...
Nov 16, 2021
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More than half of double-vaccinated blood cancer patients have been left with little protection against COVID-19, new research has found.
Oct 21, 2021
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New research from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered genetic factors other than human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatibility that significantly contribute to outcomes following blood and marrow transplant ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to treatment, information that could one day guide physicians in treating patients with the therapies best suited to their disease.
Sep 23, 2021
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For breast cancer patients, standard-of care therapies become drastically less effective if their tumor has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lung.
Sep 17, 2021
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