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Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

byUniversité libre de BruxellesEMT is associated with intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy in SCCs. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7Despite the recent development

Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

byUniversité libre de BruxellesEMT is associated with intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy in SCCs. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7Despite the recent development
What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood TypingByNancy LeBrunPublished on July 14, 2023Medically reviewed bySteffini Stalos, DOYourblood typeis categorized by certain substances on

What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood TypingByNancy LeBrunPublished on July 14, 2023Medically reviewed bySteffini Stalos, DOYourblood typeis categorized by certain substances on
Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

February 13, 2023Kristi RosaThe combination of maveropepimut-S, pembrolizumab, and intermittent low-dose cyclophosphamide elicited responses in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cel

Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

February 13, 2023Kristi RosaThe combination of maveropepimut-S, pembrolizumab, and intermittent low-dose cyclophosphamide elicited responses in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cel
New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

byCornell UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko at the Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a new tool to st

New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

byCornell UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko at the Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a new tool to st
Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthA, Prostate specific antigen (PSA) waterfall plot for surgical metastasis-directed therapy. B, PSA waterfall plot for stereotactic body radiation therapy metastasis-direct

Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthA, Prostate specific antigen (PSA) waterfall plot for surgical metastasis-directed therapy. B, PSA waterfall plot for stereotactic body radiation therapy metastasis-direct
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain
Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

June 12, 2021Conor KillmurrayIn the first few years of their availability in the United States, axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel have been used to mostly treat patients with diffuse large

Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

June 12, 2021Conor KillmurrayIn the first few years of their availability in the United States, axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel have been used to mostly treat patients with diffuse large
Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev

Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer

byRockefeller University PressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that support

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer

byRockefeller University PressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that support
New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSiteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University S

New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSiteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University S
Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

byMayo ClinicCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A Mayo Clinic study involving 5,540 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer finds that maintenanc

Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

byMayo ClinicCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A Mayo Clinic study involving 5,540 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer finds that maintenanc
Blood Thinners: What You Should Know

Blood Thinners: What You Should Know

Blood Thinners: What You Should KnowByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on January 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBlood thinners are medications used to treat and

Blood Thinners: What You Should Know

Blood Thinners: What You Should KnowByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on January 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBlood thinners are medications used to treat and