Targeted therapy drug helps women with aggressive breast cancer live longer

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesSenior author Dr. Dennis Slamon says “there is absolutely no reason to wait” to give women treatment that combines ribociclib with hormone th

Updated on: December 22,2023

Targeted therapy drug helps women with aggressive breast cancer live longer

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesSenior author Dr. Dennis Slamon says “there is absolutely no reason to wait” to give women treatment that combines ribociclib with hormone th

Updated on:December 22,2023

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence in half for patients with 'good risk' breast cancer

by NRG OncologyA subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery but can lower that risk even further with radiationtherapy

Updated on: December 18,2023

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence in half for patients with 'good risk' breast cancer

by NRG OncologyA subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery but can lower that risk even further with radiationtherapy

Updated on:December 18,2023

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according

Updated on: December 19,2023

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according

Updated on:December 19,2023

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc

Updated on: April 23,2024

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc

Updated on:April 23,2024

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Updated on: December 22,2023

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Updated on:December 22,2023

Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Waaqo Daddacha. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityIn the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses o

Updated on: January 04,2024

Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Waaqo Daddacha. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityIn the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses o

Updated on:January 04,2024

RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fit

RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fitby Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Bone marrow histology in a normal mouse and in a mouse lacking

Updated on: October 29,2023

RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fit

RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fitby Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Bone marrow histology in a normal mouse and in a mouse lacking

Updated on:October 29,2023

Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

byColleen Fleisson August 19, 2023For patients diagnosed with advancedmetastatic melanomathat does not respond to the commonly utilized PD-1 inhibitors, immunotherapy drugs ipi

Updated on: December 19,2023

Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

byColleen Fleisson August 19, 2023For patients diagnosed with advancedmetastatic melanomathat does not respond to the commonly utilized PD-1 inhibitors, immunotherapy drugs ipi

Updated on:December 19,2023

Targeting epiregulin in treatment-damaged tumor microenvironment restrains therapeutic resistance

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGenotoxicity induces expression of EREG and other secreted factors of the SASP spectrum in human stromal cells.aTranscriptome-wide profiling of

Updated on: December 19,2023

Targeting epiregulin in treatment-damaged tumor microenvironment restrains therapeutic resistance

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGenotoxicity induces expression of EREG and other secreted factors of the SASP spectrum in human stromal cells.aTranscriptome-wide profiling of

Updated on:December 19,2023

RET inhibitor selpercatinib demonstrates durable responses in tumor-agnostic population

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe highly selective RET inhibitor selpercatinib was well-tolerated and achieved durable objective responses ac

Updated on: December 17,2023

RET inhibitor selpercatinib demonstrates durable responses in tumor-agnostic population

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe highly selective RET inhibitor selpercatinib was well-tolerated and achieved durable objective responses ac

Updated on:December 17,2023

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)

Updated on: December 17,2023

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)

Updated on:December 17,2023

Key genetic code change drives common lung cancer type

byNYU Langone HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.11.015A team led by researchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center has i

Updated on: December 22,2023

Key genetic code change drives common lung cancer type

byNYU Langone HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.11.015A team led by researchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center has i

Updated on:December 22,2023