Genetics
Gene mutation drives cartilage tumor formation
Duke Medicine researchers have shown how gene mutations may cause common forms of cartilage tumors.
Feb 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Epigenetic drug boosts chemotherapy's efficacy in some lung cancers
An existing drug may help some patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have become resistant to chemotherapy, finds a study from Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). ...
Jan 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutated ATRX gene linked to brain tumors potential biomarker for rare adrenal tumors too
A somatic mutation in the ATRX gene has recently been shown as a potential molecular marker for aggressive brain tumors, such as gliomas, neuroblastomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Now, for the first time, researchers ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Newly-identified gene mutation could help explain how breast cancer spreads
A newly-identified genetic mutation could increase our understanding of how breast cancer spreads and potentially guide treatment options for women with the disease, according to a study from Magee-Womens Research Institute ...
Dec 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential therapy found for incurable pediatric brain cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new potential drug therapy for a rare, incurable pediatric brain tumor by targeting a genetic mutation found in children with the cancer.
Nov 17, 2014
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Genetics
New genome-editing technique enables rapid analysis of genes mutated in tumors
Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of genetic mutations linked with cancer. However, sifting through this deluge of information to figure out which of these mutations actually drive cancer growth ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors
Known cancer-driving genomic aberrations in localized lung cancer appear to be so consistently present across tumors that a single biopsy of one region of the tumor is likely to identify most of them, according to a paper ...
Oct 9, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study indicates possible new way to treat endometrial, colon cancers
Scientists love acronyms. In the quest to solve cancer's mysteries, they come in handy when describing tongue-twisting processes and pathways that somehow allow tumors to form and thrive. Two examples are ERK (extracellular-signal-related ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study links genetic mutation and melanoma progression
Dartmouth researchers have found that the genetic mutation BRAFV600E, frequently found in metastatic melanoma, not only secretes a protein that promotes the growth of melanoma tumor cells, but can also modify the network ...
Sep 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel oncogenic RET mutation found in small cell lung cancer
For the first time an oncogenic somatic mutation at amino acid 918 in the RET (rearranged during transfection) protein has been identified in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors and enforced expression of this mutation within ...
Aug 22, 2014
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