Microbiome predicts blood infections in pediatric cancer patients

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusBryan Nycz, 3rd-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and scientific mentors show association between microbiome and blood infections

Updated on: March 01,2024 17

Microbiome predicts blood infections in pediatric cancer patients

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusBryan Nycz, 3rd-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and scientific mentors show association between microbiome and blood infections

Updated on:March 01,2024 17

A new drug prevents epithelial-mesenchymal transition, metastasis and resistance to anti-cancer therapy

by Université libre de BruxellesTargeting netrin-1 reduces metastasis and sensitizes tumor cells to chemotherapy in skin SCC.a, Dot plot showing the number of spontaneous lung metastases in

Updated on: January 30,2024 10

A new drug prevents epithelial-mesenchymal transition, metastasis and resistance to anti-cancer therapy

by Université libre de BruxellesTargeting netrin-1 reduces metastasis and sensitizes tumor cells to chemotherapy in skin SCC.a, Dot plot showing the number of spontaneous lung metastases in

Updated on:January 30,2024 10

What do you know about these three rare childhood cancers?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

What do you know about these three rare childhood cancers?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

Direct oral anticoagulant therapy found to be feasible for cancer patients

by Lori SolomonDirect oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, according to a

Updated on: February 18,2024 16

Direct oral anticoagulant therapy found to be feasible for cancer patients

by Lori SolomonDirect oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, according to a

Updated on:February 18,2024 16

Why a promising breast cancer drug doesn't work—and how to improve it

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityER-mediated transcriptional resistance to BD inhibition. Credit:Nature Structural & Molecular Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01384

Updated on: September 28,2024 0

Why a promising breast cancer drug doesn't work—and how to improve it

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityER-mediated transcriptional resistance to BD inhibition. Credit:Nature Structural & Molecular Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01384

Updated on:September 28,2024 0

Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.014Malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer, deploys an elegan

Updated on: February 03,2024 17

Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.014Malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer, deploys an elegan

Updated on:February 03,2024 17

Multiple myeloma survival down with high ADAR1 RNA expression

(HealthDay)—Amplification of the inflammation-responsive RNA editase adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR)1 gene is associated with reduced survival in multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study p

Updated on: March 30,2024 14

Multiple myeloma survival down with high ADAR1 RNA expression

(HealthDay)—Amplification of the inflammation-responsive RNA editase adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR)1 gene is associated with reduced survival in multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study p

Updated on:March 30,2024 14

Researchers use AI to establish molecular tumor classification and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer

by University of ZurichThe image-based consensus molecular subtypes (imCMS) model can be used to predict the molecular classification of each individual image region in patient tumor samples. Thi

Updated on: June 08,2024 6

Researchers use AI to establish molecular tumor classification and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer

by University of ZurichThe image-based consensus molecular subtypes (imCMS) model can be used to predict the molecular classification of each individual image region in patient tumor samples. Thi

Updated on:June 08,2024 6

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F

Updated on: April 07,2024 10

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F

Updated on:April 07,2024 10

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie

Updated on: April 01,2024 19

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie

Updated on:April 01,2024 19

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a

Updated on: May 23,2024 5

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a

Updated on:May 23,2024 5

Combo immunotherapy produces distinct waves of cancer-fighting T cells with each dose

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new tool for monitoring immune health patterns over time has revealed how a pair of checkpoint inhibitor

Updated on: September 07,2024 0

Combo immunotherapy produces distinct waves of cancer-fighting T cells with each dose

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new tool for monitoring immune health patterns over time has revealed how a pair of checkpoint inhibitor

Updated on:September 07,2024 0