Oncology & Cancer

Study identifies enzyme that helps tumors evade the immune system

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system, findings that could provide future directions for tumor treatment, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Neuroscience

Predicting risk of blood clots in brain tumors

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to help physicians predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas, results published in the journal Blood.

Oncology & Cancer

Understanding why deadly brain cancer comes back

The deadliest form of brain cancer returns because tumors adapt to treatment by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue, say researchers who are trying to find a cure for the disease.

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