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Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%

Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%

Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found to cut the risk of disease progression by 74 percent in people with a rare type

Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%

Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found to cut the risk of disease progression by 74 percent in people with a rare type
Researchers find protein that mediates formation of HER2-driven breast cancer

Researchers find protein that mediates formation of HER2-driven breast cancer

by Katie Pence,University of Cincinnati Academic Health CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have identified for the first time that the

Researchers find protein that mediates formation of HER2-driven breast cancer

by Katie Pence,University of Cincinnati Academic Health CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have identified for the first time that the
A sustainable diagnosis tool for multiple cancers

A sustainable diagnosis tool for multiple cancers

byNature Publishing GroupValidation via cancers diagnosis. Credit:Nature Sustainability(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01323-9An accurate, affordable, environmentally and user-friend

A sustainable diagnosis tool for multiple cancers

byNature Publishing GroupValidation via cancers diagnosis. Credit:Nature Sustainability(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01323-9An accurate, affordable, environmentally and user-friend
New machine-learning method may aid personalized cancer therapy

New machine-learning method may aid personalized cancer therapy

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineExperimental procedure. The procedure includes presentation training, immunogenicity transfer learning and independent evaluation on multiple dataset

New machine-learning method may aid personalized cancer therapy

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineExperimental procedure. The procedure includes presentation training, immunogenicity transfer learning and independent evaluation on multiple dataset
Tumor microbiome linked to immunotherapy success in sarcoma patients

Tumor microbiome linked to immunotherapy success in sarcoma patients

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisSoft tissue sarcomas intratumoral microbiome at diagnosis may link with prognosis. (A) Representative gross examination of extremity synovial sarcoma specimen; asterisk

Tumor microbiome linked to immunotherapy success in sarcoma patients

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisSoft tissue sarcomas intratumoral microbiome at diagnosis may link with prognosis. (A) Representative gross examination of extremity synovial sarcoma specimen; asterisk
Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTisch Cancer Center scientists have developed unique models of the deadliest blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), creating a transformat

Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTisch Cancer Center scientists have developed unique models of the deadliest blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), creating a transformat
Focused delivery for brain cancers

Focused delivery for brain cancers

by Brandie Jefferson,Washington University in St. LouisHong Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science and assistant professor of radi

Focused delivery for brain cancers

by Brandie Jefferson,Washington University in St. LouisHong Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science and assistant professor of radi
Thalidomide reveals path for targeting undruggable transcription factors for cancer treatment

Thalidomide reveals path for targeting undruggable transcription factors for cancer treatment

by Tom Ulrich,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsThalidomide, a morning-sickness drug recalled in the 1960s because it caused devastating birth de

Thalidomide reveals path for targeting undruggable transcription factors for cancer treatment

by Tom Ulrich,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsThalidomide, a morning-sickness drug recalled in the 1960s because it caused devastating birth de
Researchers identify subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer

Researchers identify subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with squamous cell lung cancer

Researchers identify subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with squamous cell lung cancer
Manipulating mitochondrial shape may limit metastatic cancer, study finds

Manipulating mitochondrial shape may limit metastatic cancer, study finds

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterStudy leader Srinivas Malladi, Ph.D., (left) worked with postdoctoral researcher Pravat Kumar Parida, Ph.D., to investigate the changing shape of mitochondria in

Manipulating mitochondrial shape may limit metastatic cancer, study finds

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterStudy leader Srinivas Malladi, Ph.D., (left) worked with postdoctoral researcher Pravat Kumar Parida, Ph.D., to investigate the changing shape of mitochondria in
Palliative low-dose radiotherapy improves pain in hepatic cancer

Palliative low-dose radiotherapy improves pain in hepatic cancer

by Elana GotkineFor adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive care alone, according to

Palliative low-dose radiotherapy improves pain in hepatic cancer

by Elana GotkineFor adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive care alone, according to
Study pinpoints what causes relapse after cancer immunotherapy

Study pinpoints what causes relapse after cancer immunotherapy

by Elaine Fuchs,Rockefeller UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHHarnessing the body's immune system to fight off cancer, a tactic known as immunotherapy, has tremendo

Study pinpoints what causes relapse after cancer immunotherapy

by Elaine Fuchs,Rockefeller UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHHarnessing the body's immune system to fight off cancer, a tactic known as immunotherapy, has tremendo