Oncology & Cancer
Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair
Researchers have identified genetic tests that predict which cancer patients may benefit from the drugs in combination with chemotherapy.
Nov 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New NK cell engaging immunotherapy approaches to target and potentially treat recalcitrant ovarian cancer
The Wistar Institute's David B. Weiner and collaborators have engineered novel monoclonal antibodies that engage natural killer (NK) cells through a unique surface receptor that activates the immune system to fight against ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Medical research
Study: Novel small molecule 5D4 disrupts several molecular pathways that lead to cancer growth
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a small molecule named 5D4 that can suppress the growth of breast and ovarian cancers in animal models. 5D4 works by binding to TopBP1 protein in cancer cells, disrupting ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers combine three technologies to fight metastatic cancer with light
A team of University of Maryland researchers has made new strides in the fight against metastatic cancer by successfully combining three cutting-edge photoimmunotherapy technologies to help prevent the spread and return of ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death
A research team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein) on the CD95 receptor that can cause cells to die. This new ability to ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test detects tumors early in families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and University Health Network (UHN) have demonstrated that by analyzing patients' blood samples, they are able to ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study uncovers profound impact of diet and genetically induced obesity on ovarian microenvironment
In a new study on the ovarian microenvironment, led by Prof. Zi-Jiang Chen's team from the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Shandong University, in collaboration with Prof. Fei Gao from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Personalized cancer vaccine and adoptive T cell therapy benefits patients with advanced ovarian cancer: Study
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that combining adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) with an innovative, personalized cancer vaccine under development at the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research can ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Genetics
Increased BRD4-L and BRD4-S promotes chemotherapy resistance in ovarian carcinoma: Study
A new research paper titled "Increased expression of BRD4 isoforms long (BRD4-L) and short (BRD4-S) promotes chemotherapy resistance in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma" has been published in Genes & Cancer.
Sep 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New surgical method for ovarian cancer lights up lesions
Mayo Clinic scientists are shining light on ovarian cancer. A study published in 2022 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology explored the use of fluorescence-guided surgery to treat epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common ...
Aug 31, 2023
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