Medical research
Target found to arrest cancer growth
Adelaide researchers are homing in on a new treatment target for the aggressive blood cancer multiple myeloma.
Jun 27, 2019
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Genetics
Gene therapy may help fight tough-to-treat blood cancer
(HealthDay)—A gene therapy that tweaks the immune system might offer hope to people with blood cancer that has resisted standard treatments, a new preliminary trial suggests.
May 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new technology for profiling unique genetic makeup of myeloma tumor cells
Cancer arises when cells lose control. Deciphering the "blueprint" of cancer cells—outlining how cancer cells hijack specific pathways for uncontrolled proliferation—will lead to more efficient ways to fight it. Joint ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Dana-Farber to present research on myeloma progression from precursor conditions
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists will present research marking significant advances against the hematologic cancer multiple myeloma at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting Dec. 1-4. Their findings ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Medical research
RNA defects linked to multiple myeloma progression in high risk patients
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common type of blood cancer where cancer cells accumulate in the bone marrow, crowding out healthy blood cells. Studies on MM development have traditionally focused mostly on DNA abnormalities, ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans. Researchers also demonstrated the ability to study race ...
Oct 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough drug shows early promise for multiple myeloma
A small clinical trial has shown that a new drug has promise for targeting tumours in patients with an aggressive type of blood cancer.
Oct 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Multiple myeloma: A bold study to make allografting safer and more efficient
In a 10-patient cohort study led by Dr. Jean Roy, hematologist and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Université de Montréal, that aims to understand how to mitigate the risks associated with the treatment of multiple ...
May 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Multiple sclerosis drug could reduce painful side effects of common cancer treatment
Researchers from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered why many multiple myeloma patients experience severe pain when treated with the anticancer drug bortezomib. The study, which will be published ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows
A new anti-cancer strategy wields light as a precision weapon. Unlike traditional light therapy—which is limited to the skin and areas accessible with an endoscope—this technique can target and attack cancer cells that ...
Jan 26, 2018
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