Potential target for reversing drug resistance in ovarian cancer identified
For the 314,000 people diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, hope often comes in the form of platinum-based drugs such as cisplatin.
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For the 314,000 people diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, hope often comes in the form of platinum-based drugs such as cisplatin.
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The search for preventions and cures has turned inward—focusing on the immune system to stop ovarian cancer.
Aug 16, 2023
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Superantigens are molecules that can stimulate a strong immune response by activating a large number of cytotoxic T cells, which are white blood cells that can eliminate tumor cells. One example of a superantigen is staphylococcal ...
Aug 14, 2023
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There are currently few effective treatment options for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and other solid tumors, but City of Hope researchers are trying to change that.
Aug 10, 2023
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Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival of people with certain types of ovarian cancer has not significantly changed in decades. That has meant that some ovarian cancer patients go through treatments that don't ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Ovarian cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer mortality among women and is characterized by late detection, extensive metastasis and poor prognosis.
Jul 19, 2023
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A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors.
Jul 19, 2023
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Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among American men, and it's resistant to one of the most powerful chemotherapy medications—cisplatin. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have developed the first ...
Jul 13, 2023
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In the five years since the FDA's initial approval of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, Penn Medicine has gleaned 20 additional approvals related to drugs and techniques to treat or detect cancer.
May 29, 2023
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An early-phase study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine along with other Cancer Centers, suggests that an experimental therapy may have promising ...
May 26, 2023
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