Oncology & Cancer
Cell culture system could offer cancer breakthrough
A new cell culture system that provides a tool for preclinical cancer drug development and screening has been developed by researchers in the USA.
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-death button gets jammed by gut bacterium
Researchers at Michigan Medicine and in China showed that a type of bacterium is associated with the recurrence of colorectal cancer and poor outcomes. They found that Fusobacterium nucleatum in the gut can stop chemotherapy ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin C and antibiotics—a new one-two punch for knocking-out cancer stem cells.
Cancer stem cells, which fuel the growth of fatal tumours, can be knocked out by a one-two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C in a new experimental strategy, published by researchers at the University of Salford, UK.
Jun 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Team discovers opportunities to overcome cancer treatment resistance
A collaborative Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and Moffitt Cancer Center team of researchers has proven the theory that, while resistance to targeted treatment in cancer is truly a moving target, there are opportunities ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover new way to defeat therapy-resistant prostate cancer
A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on a signaling circuit in cells that drives therapy resistance in prostate cancer. The researchers found that targeting ...
Dec 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test could predict best treatment for lung cancer
A blood test could predict how well small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients will respond to treatment, according to new research published in Nature Medicine today (Monday).
Nov 21, 2016
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Genetics
Chemotherapy drives treatment resistance in bladder cancer
Chemotherapy is indicated as the first line of treatment for advanced bladder cancer. New research by Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Trento scientists shows that while chemotherapy kills the most common type of ...
Oct 18, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Leukemia cell movement gives clues to tackling treatment-resistant disease
New research is shedding light on how leukaemia cells can survive cancer treatment, suggesting new possibilities for stopping them in their tracks.
Oct 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Device can predict tumor responses by measuring cell growth after drug exposure
Choosing the best treatment for a cancer patient is often an inexact science. Drugs that work well for some patients may not help others, and tumors that are initially susceptible to a drug can later become resistant.
Oct 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Culprit found in breast cancer resistance to tamoxifen
Researchers have discovered that a protein found naturally in cells that provides some protection from viruses is responsible for creating mutations that drive resistance to tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer. Because the ...
Oct 7, 2016
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