Oncology & Cancer
Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution
The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.
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News tagged with cancerous cells
Oncology & Cancer
Better together: Spatial arrangement of three immune cells is key to attacking tumors, study finds
There's a frustrating fact about today's immunotherapies for cancer. While sometimes they work beautifully—completely eliminating or greatly reducing cancer in particular patients—other times they don't work at all. It's ...
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Oncology & Cancer
New biomarker shows potential to evaluate treatment response for metastatic colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and the third most diagnosed cancer, affecting over a million people annually. The problem worsens if the tumor is metastatic, meaning it moves from ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds potential biomarkers for lung cancer immunotherapy resistance
Immunotherapy can be a highly effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but some patients are resistant to the therapy or develop intolerable side effects.
Jul 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection, researchers discover
A number of cancers, including certain brain and liver tumors, as well as myeloid leukemias, are driven by mutations in the enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, or IDH1. Drugs that block mutated IDH1 (mIDH1) have recently come ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Boosting vaccines for the elderly with 'hyperactivators'
As we age, our immune systems start to flag, leaving us more susceptible to cancer and infections—and less responsive to vaccines and cancer immunotherapies.
Jul 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Clarifying a synergistic effect between different types of antibodies in cancer treatment
The primary goal in cancer drug research is not merely to discover compounds that can destroy cancer cells, but to develop methods that specifically target and deliver these agents to cancer cells, sparing healthy ones.
Jul 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy approach shows potential in some people with metastatic solid tumors
Early findings from a small clinical trial provide evidence that a new cellular immunotherapy approach may be effective in treating metastatic solid tumors. In the trial, researchers from the National Institutes of Health ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New discovery suggests opportunity to improve effectiveness of KRAS inhibitors against pancreatic cancer
Mutations in the KRAS gene are the primary driver of pancreatic cancer. A new class of drugs known as KRAS inhibitors is showing initial promise in clinical trials, but many tumors quickly develop resistance to the treatment.
Jul 11, 2024
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Health informatics
Researchers develop GPT-4-based simulator for biomedical research
The artificial intelligence (AI) model GPT-4, known from its application in ChatGPT, shows impressive capabilities in biomedical research and can be used in many ways for simulations. A simulator developed at MedUni Vienna ...
Jul 11, 2024
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