Medical research
Mutated cells need to be near each other to kickstart cancer
Scientists have revealed a key factor that influences whether malignant cells will grow to form a tumor, in a new study published today in eLife.
Jul 21, 2020
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News tagged with malignant cells
Oncology & Cancer
New independent prognostic indicator in gastric cancer
Despite many developments in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, it continues to be an important public health problem. Therefore, besides classical methods, new biomolecules are needed to facilitate the prediction ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Medical research
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancer
Treating a rare type of malignant lung cancer could improve, thanks to near-infrared irradiation and a cancer-targeting compound. Nagoya University oncologist Kazuhide Sato and colleagues tested the treatment and published ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Putting 'super' in natural killer cells
Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and deleting a key gene, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have created natural killer cells—a type of immune cell—with measurably stronger ...
Jun 11, 2020
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A faster way to make antibody-drug conjugates
A USC School of Pharmacy-led team has engineered a new, faster way to make drugs that precisely target malignant cells—while leaving healthy tissue undamaged—that could lead the way to better treatments for numerous types ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Massive study reveals how 'hypermutated' malignant brain tumors with many mutations escape chemotherapy, immunotherapy
Cancers whose cells are riddled with large numbers of DNA mutations often respond favorably to drugs called checkpoint blockers that unleash the immune system against the tumor. But a new study shows that malignant brain ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Learning how cancer cells collaborate to multiply and metastasize
Cancer cells are known to migrate and collaborate to form networks that function as conduits providing access to nutrients and blood vessels. Now, researchers in Japan have generated similar large-scale structures from cancer ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Medications
Careless cancer cells may be susceptible to future drugs
Could the ability of cancer cells to quickly alter their genome be used as a weapon against malignant tumors? Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a substance that has demonstrated promising results in experiments ...
Mar 11, 2020
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New imaging technique enables the study of 3-D printed brain tumors
Glioblastomas are complex, fast-growing malignant brain tumors that are made up of various types of cells. Even with aggressive treatment—which often includes surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy—glioblastomas are difficult ...
Mar 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
One-two punch for cancer
Many cancer cells evade critical DNA surveillance and maintenance by increasing the export—by the Exportin-1 (XPO1) nucleo-cytoplasmic transport protein—of nearly all major tumor suppressor proteins from the nucleus. ...
Mar 6, 2020
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