Oncology & Cancer
Therapeutically harnessing cancer stem cell-derived exosomes
A new editorial paper titled "Therapeutically harnessing cancer stem cell-derived exosomes" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 3, 2024
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Analyzing how cancer mutations interact may improve targeted therapies
Cancer arises when multiple mutations result in relentless, inappropriate cell growth. But these mutations don't act in isolation. Instead, mutations can influence each other in ways that affect cancer evolution. Researchers ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Ga-68 FAPI PET found to improve detection and staging of pancreatic cancer
PET imaging with 68Ga-FAPI can more effectively detect and stage pancreatic cancer as compared with 18F-FDG imaging or contrast-enhanced CT, according to recent research published in the December 2023 issue of The Journal ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Automated liquid biopsy detects brain tumor cells in children
Brain and other central nervous system (CNS) cancers are the leading cause of childhood cancer deaths in the United States. This type of cancer is the second most common type of childhood cancer after leukemia.
Dec 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Radiation therapy for cancer pain relief
Patients with cancer have another tool in their toolbox for managing pain. Palliative radiation therapy is an effective option for relieving body aches associated with cancer.
Dec 28, 2023
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New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies
Medical investigators are theorizing that a combination of two treatments that activate myeloid cells may effectively treat a recalcitrant form of pancreatic cancer that thwarts conventional immunotherapy.
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men other than skin cancer, and more than 288,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease's fatality rate has decreased by more ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Localized genetic mutations may serve as biomarker for wide range of cancers
A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators have successfully localized novel molecular mechanisms behind a genetic mutation found in a wide range of cancers, which could serve as a biomarker for improving patient stratification ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis
Despite their promise, immunotherapies fail to treat many cancers, including over 80% of some of the most advanced breast cancers. And many of those patients who do respond still experience metastases eventually. New research ...
Dec 20, 2023
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The role of p53 as a target for novel cancer therapies
The p53 tumor suppressor protein is encoded by TP53, the most frequently mutated gene in cancer. A review article published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology by Professor Klas G Wiman and colleagues at the Department of ...
Dec 19, 2023
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