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Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc
WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

The World Health Organization has approved a biosimilar version of Trastuzumab—the drug used to treat breast cancer—that is generally 65 percent cheaper than the originalThe World Health Organization

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

The World Health Organization has approved a biosimilar version of Trastuzumab—the drug used to treat breast cancer—that is generally 65 percent cheaper than the originalThe World Health Organization
Why some cancers affect only young women

Why some cancers affect only young women

byUniversity of GenevaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong several forms of pancreatic cancer, one of them specifically affects women, often young. How is this possible, even though the pancreas is an

Why some cancers affect only young women

byUniversity of GenevaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong several forms of pancreatic cancer, one of them specifically affects women, often young. How is this possible, even though the pancreas is an
Targeting epiregulin in treatment-damaged tumor microenvironment restrains therapeutic resistance

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

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
Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan
Camrelizumab Plus Nab-Paclitaxel Showcases Antitumor Activity in Platinum-Resistant Urothelial

Camrelizumab Plus Nab-Paclitaxel Showcases Antitumor Activity in Platinum-Resistant Urothelial

September 30, 2022Ryan ScottThe combination of camrelizumab and nab-paclitaxel produced encouraging responses in patients with platinum-resistant, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelia

Camrelizumab Plus Nab-Paclitaxel Showcases Antitumor Activity in Platinum-Resistant Urothelial

September 30, 2022Ryan ScottThe combination of camrelizumab and nab-paclitaxel produced encouraging responses in patients with platinum-resistant, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelia
 suggest better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence

suggest better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe INTERLACE phase III trial assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy (IC) prior to chemoradiation (CRT) could redu

suggest better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe INTERLACE phase III trial assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy (IC) prior to chemoradiation (CRT) could redu
B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapy

B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapy

by Göran B Jönsson,Lund UniversityImmunofluorescence analysis of a melanoma tumor showing that B cells in B cell clusters express CXCR5, a marker for tertiary lymphoid structures. Credit: Göran

B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapy

by Göran B Jönsson,Lund UniversityImmunofluorescence analysis of a melanoma tumor showing that B cells in B cell clusters express CXCR5, a marker for tertiary lymphoid structures. Credit: Göran
Belzutifan outperforms everolimus in advanced kidney cancer treatment

Belzutifan outperforms everolimus in advanced kidney cancer treatment

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainBelzutifan significantly reduced the risk of progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer,

Belzutifan outperforms everolimus in advanced kidney cancer treatment

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainBelzutifan significantly reduced the risk of progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer,
Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

November 15, 2022Kristi RosaThe addition of eganelisib to atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel demonstrated evidence of a long-term progression-free survival benefit when used as first-line treatment in pa

Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

November 15, 2022Kristi RosaThe addition of eganelisib to atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel demonstrated evidence of a long-term progression-free survival benefit when used as first-line treatment in pa
Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i