Oncology & Cancer
Capturing live tumor cells in the blood
Tumor cells circulating within a patient's bloodstream can carry cancer from a primary tumor site to distant sites of the body, spreading the disease.
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Oncology & Cancer
Consuming soy peptide may reduce colon cancer metastasis
After a recent University of Illinois study showed that injection of the soy peptide lunasin dramatically reduced colon cancer metastasis in mice, the researchers were eager to see how making lunasin part of the animals' ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
By boosting innate immunity, researchers eradicate aggressive prostate cancer in mice
Cabozantinib, a drug already used to treat patients with certain types of thyroid or kidney cancer, was able to eradicate invasive prostate cancers in mice by causing tumor cells to secrete factors that entice neutrophils ...
Mar 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Transforming cancer diagnosis and treatment with cerium/lanthanum-134
Actinium-targeted alpha radiotherapy is a promising approach for treating metastatic cancers, including prostate cancer. This approach requires doctors to obtain images of the radiotherapy agent as it moves to tumors, a process ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
To fight incurable metastatic breast cancer, resistance must be broken
One of the most frustrating truths about cancer is that even when a treatment works, it often doesn't work for long because cancer cells find ways to resist. However, researchers reporting studies done in mice in the December ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor-infiltrating B lymphocytes promote melanoma progression and resistance to therapy
In a multi-institutional collaborative study, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, have identified the role of tumor-infiltrating or tumor-associated B-cells ("TABs") in melanoma ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists map, track breakaway cancerous cells with metal detection
Metal detection has helped mining companies strike gold and airport security identify passengers who are a potential threat. Now USC scientists have pushed its use into another realm: studying cancer.
Feb 27, 2018
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Medications
Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer
A novel three-drug combination achieved notable responses in patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer, according to new research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Feb 14, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
A potentially more effective treatment for HER2 mutant metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancers with HER2 mutations respond to the drug neratinib, but the responses are variable and often not durable. Looking to better understand the underlying cause of this variation, a team led by researchers at Baylor ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop first genetic test to predict tumor sensitivity to radiation therapy
Recent advances in the understanding of cancer have led to more personalized therapies, such as drugs that target particular proteins and tests that analyze gene expression patterns in tumors to predict a patient's response ...
Jul 23, 2015
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