Oncology & Cancer
Pine bark substance could be potent melanoma drug
A substance that comes from pine bark is a potential source for a new treatment of melanoma, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
May 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel target found for chemotherapy-resistant leukemia cells
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered that by targeting a particular receptor, chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells can be killed in an acute form of childhood leukemia, offering the potential for ...
May 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental drug could enhance multiple myeloma and myeloid leukemia therapies
A pre-clinical study led by Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Department of Internal Medicine researchers suggests that an experimental drug known as dinaciclib could improve the effectiveness of certain ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Existing medicines show promise for treating stomach and bowel cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Stomach and bowel cancer, two of the most common cancers worldwide, could be treated with a class of medicines that are currently used to treat a blood disorder, a Melbourne research team has discovered.
Feb 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Research shows early promise of new drug for cancers caused by viruses
Christopher Parsons, MD, Director of the HIV Malignancies Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the senior author of a paper that is the first to report that specialized fat (lipid) molecules, called sphingolipids, ...
Jan 14, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Laying siege to chemoresistance
To date, tests have only been carried out on cells, but a piece of research conducted by the Department of Genetics at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with MD Anderson and the CNIO is opening up the door ...
Dec 13, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify proteins that may help brain tumors spread
Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a molecular pathway that seems to contribute to the ability of malignant glioma cells in a brain tumor to spread and invade previously healthy brain tissue. ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein predicts breast cancer prognosis
Researchers have identified a protein that they believe may help predict breast cancer prognosis, potentially relieving thousands of women at low risk from having to undergo painful, oft-debilitating therapies, while insuring ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Data: ATSP-7041 as first-in-class p53 pathway re-activator for solid, hematologic cancers
Aileron Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that is developing first-in-class therapeutics based on its proprietary Stapled Peptide drug platform, announced today the publication of preclinical ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Medical research
Muscle health depends on sugar superstructure
For many inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or Huntington disease, the disease-causing genetic mutation damages or removes a protein that has an essential role in the body. This protein defect is the root cause of ...
Aug 8, 2013
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