Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) have now been able to elucidate a mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in testicular cancer. Using CRISPR gene scissors, they identified the NAE1 gene as its driver. ...
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Many cancer therapies do not produce the hoped-for results. A common reason for this is that the tumors develop resistance to the medications. This is the case, for example, with alpelisib, a drug that has been approved for ...
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Like the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physicians much about a patient's metastatic prostate cancer. PSMA is a protein on the cell surface ...
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) causes nearly 500,000 deaths every year across the globe. Although CRC is predominantly associated with old age and poor dietary habits, the precise pathophysiological mechanisms that contribute to ...
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Mutations in our genes can lead to severe problems, like colon or liver cancer. But cancer is very complex. Mutations in the same genes can lead to different subtypes of tumors in different people. Currently, scientists don't ...
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Much of the research on new cancer treatments in the last two decades has focused on genetic targets that allow cancers to grow and spread by altering cell signaling or shutting off tumor suppressors. There is a growing body ...
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A new editorial perspective titled "Cancer-associated fibroblasts: challenges and opportunities" has been published in Oncotarget.
Apr 5, 2023
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Two key proteins linked to cell division can reliably predict disease recurrence in prostate cancer after radiotherapy treatment, according to new research.
Apr 4, 2023
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Cancer is no longer incurable. Nevertheless, according to data released by Statistics Korea last year, cancer remained the primary cause of mortality in Korea in 2021. This highlights the ongoing struggle against cancer, ...
Apr 4, 2023
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A study recently published in the journal Science China Life Sciences was led by Professor Qimin Zhan (Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, ...
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