Oncology & Cancer
Targeted drug tagrisso could be advance against lung cancer
The best treatment for a genetically driven form of lung cancer continues to show lasting benefits, a new clinical trial update shows.
Feb 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
To rev-up CAR T-cell therapy, inhibit the SUSD2 membrane protein, study suggests
Inhibiting a particular protein in cancer-killing immune cells might improve the long-term effectiveness of CAR T-cell and other immune checkpoint therapies, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Medications
Researchers develop 'Goldilocks drug' to treat triple-negative breast cancer
After decades of research and two previous drug development attempts, things are looking promising for a team of University of Arizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for a specific type of breast cancer.
Oct 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer
Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a cellular partnership that drives the growth of deadly brain tumors and could potentially serve as a novel target for disease treatment.
Oct 5, 2022
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Medical research
Hydrogen peroxide: A healing agent for nerve regeneration
Widely used for modern biomedical research, zebrafish share more than 70 percent of the human genome and possess the impressive power of regeneration. Dr. Sandra Rieger's research on appendage regeneration and nerve damage ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Scientists identify pathway to curb spread of brain cancer
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumor growth in animal models. The findings, ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Investigational blood test can detect multiple signs of brain cancer to improve diagnosis and monitoring
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) who previously developed a blood test for mutations in a gene linked to gliomas, the most common type of adult brain tumors, have now applied their technology to detect ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Commonly mutated gene shown to drive therapeutic resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer
PIK3CA is a gene that makes an enzyme called PI3K, which is involved in many important cell functions. When PIK3CA mutates, however, it can make the PI3K enzyme become overactive and cause cancer cells to grow.
Jul 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also provide 'precision' treatment targets
About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell growth, can also make ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Lab findings suggest EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital studied the population of cells that persists after therapy, causing rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence. They found that these ...
Apr 27, 2022
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