The spreading of different types of cancer cells to the brain, forming brain metastases, is the main cause of morbidity and mortality associated with cancer. Now, a new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, principal investigator ...
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When cancer cells break away from a primary tumor and migrate to other organs, this is called "metastatic cancer." The organs affected by these metastases, however, depend in part on their tissue of origin. In the case of ...
Apr 21, 2022
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A team led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered differences in the distribution and interaction of T-cells within the microenvironment of different regions of both brain tumors and brain metastases, according ...
Apr 15, 2022
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Susana Garcia-Recio, Ph.D., a research associate in the lab of Charles M. Perou, Ph.D., at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present findings that identified molecular features responsible for the development ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Metastatic cells occur in many forms of cancer. They originate in primary tumors and then break away and migrate. They travel through the tissues surrounding them, through blood vessels or lymphatic channels. Along the way, ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) engineered by Northwestern Medicine investigators used in combination with the HER2 inhibitor drug tucatinib improved survival in mice with HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastases, according ...
Feb 2, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Metastases develop in about 2 percent of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCCs), according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Feb 2, 2022
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New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for patients and help many live longer, better lives.
Jan 26, 2022
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A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone.
Jan 24, 2022
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Treatment with arginine, one of the amino-acid building blocks of proteins, enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases, in a proof-of-concept, randomized clinical trial from investigators ...
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