Oncology & Cancer
Researchers restore drug sensitivity in breast cancer tumors
A team of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine cancer researchers has uncovered one way certain tumors resist vital medication.
Aug 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune analysis of on-treatment longitudinal biopsies predicts response to melanoma immunotherapy
Immune response measured in tumor biopsies during the course of early treatment predicts which melanoma patients will benefit from specific immune checkpoint blockade drugs, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Extent of resection associated with likelihood of survival in glioblastoma
The extent of resection in patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive and often fatal brain tumor, was associated with the likelihood of survival and disease progression, according to a new study published online by JAMA Oncology.
Jun 16, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New liquid biopsy techniques at the bleeding edge of cancer
(Medical Xpress)—There's many buzzwords being thrown around in medicine these days. In cancer treatment, blanket terms like "precision medicine" and "immunotherapy" hint at the promise of a rapidly changing technology base, ...
Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy effective against some types of sarcoma
An existing cancer immunotherapy drug reduces tumor size in some types of rare connective tissue cancers, called sarcomas, report researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI). Additional analyses of ...
Jun 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple blood tests can help detect, target cancer: study
Blood samples can be just as effective as invasive tissue biopsies in monitoring cancer and can help doctors better prescribe treatment, a study revealed Saturday.
Jun 4, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
'Liquid biopsy' blood test detects genetic mutations in common form of lung cancer
A simple blood test can rapidly and accurately detect mutations in two key genes in non-small cell lung tumors, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other institutions report in a new study - demonstrating the ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Spanish researchers patent new methods that allow to identify the cells causing metastasis in cancer
Researchers have patented a new method that identifies the cells causing metastasis in cancer, with a simple blood analysis.
Feb 4, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Are we ready for a blood test for cancer?
What if screening for cancer was as easy as checking your cholesterol? That's the promise of techniques currently in development that may one day make it possible to detect the earliest stages of cancer with an annual blood ...
Jan 25, 2016
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Liquid biopsy identifies mutations in colorectal cancer undetected in tissue biopsy
An international, randomized, phase III study has analyzed the DNA of 503 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer by liquid biopsy (BEAMing platform) to detect KRAS, PIK3CA and BRAF gene mutations in tumors. These patients, ...
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