Oncology & Cancer
Structural framework for tumors also provides immune protection
Aggressive colorectal cancers set up an interactive network of checkpoints to keep the immune system at bay, scientists report.
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Oncology & Cancer
Math models add up to improved cancer immunotherapy
A merger of math and medicine may help to improve the efficacy of immunotherapies, potentially life-saving treatments that enhance the ability of the patient's own immune system to attack cancerous tumors.
Feb 03, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced medical imaging combined with genomic analysis could help treat cancer patients
Melding the genetic and cellular analysis of tumors with how they appear in medical images could give physicians and other cancer therapy specialists new insights into how to best treat patients, especially those with brain ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood-clotting protein and blood platelets promote immune evasion, cancer progression
A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) reveals how a clotting protein and blood ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New software tool uses AI to help doctors identify cancer cells
UT Southwestern researchers have developed a software tool that uses artificial intelligence to recognize cancer cells from digital pathology images—giving clinicians a powerful way of predicting patient outcomes.
Dec 09, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Glutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response
A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells.
Nov 08, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumors turn gut 'brain cells' into tumor growth promoters
Research led by North Carolina State University has found that when enteric glial cells are exposed to secretions from colon tumors, the glial cells convert into promoters of tumor growth. The work demonstrates enteric glial ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover reasons why targeted immuno-oncology drugs sometimes fail
Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) report a discovery that helps scientists understand why some ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers apply fat cells to deliver drug to suppress tumor growth
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new drug delivery pathway that may help stop tumor growth and keep cancer from coming back in mice. In the preclinical study, the team found that ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
The tumor microenvironment
Cancer researchers are setting their sights on a new kind of cancer treatment that targets the tumor's surrounding environment, called the tumor microenvironment, in contrast to targeting the tumor directly.
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