Common metabolic enzyme could predict cancer immunotherapy benefits—and help more patients respond

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102704Immunotherapies have transformed cancer treatment by helping the immune system recognize and attack

Updated on: June 14,2026

Common metabolic enzyme could predict cancer immunotherapy benefits—and help more patients respond

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102704Immunotherapies have transformed cancer treatment by helping the immune system recognize and attack

Updated on:June 14,2026

Scientists show targeting cancer stem cells can prevent gastric cancer recurrence

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeAQP5 is a functional marker of mouse and human gastric cancer stem cells. Credit:Science(2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr2428Scientists

Updated on: March 31,2026

Scientists show targeting cancer stem cells can prevent gastric cancer recurrence

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeAQP5 is a functional marker of mouse and human gastric cancer stem cells. Credit:Science(2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr2428Scientists

Updated on:March 31,2026

Genetic variants involved in rapid immune response linked to earlier breast cancer onset in BRCA1 carriers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDamaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast cancer onset in carriers o

Updated on: May 24,2026

Genetic variants involved in rapid immune response linked to earlier breast cancer onset in BRCA1 carriers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDamaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast cancer onset in carriers o

Updated on:May 24,2026

RAS(ON) inhibitor doubles median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic canc

Updated on: July 06,2026

RAS(ON) inhibitor doubles median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic canc

Updated on:July 06,2026

New understanding of T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies

byRockefeller UniversityThe gray portion of this schematic represents a nanodisk, where for the first time researchers were able to replicate the native membrane environment (red dots) of a T-cell rec

Updated on: March 21,2026

New understanding of T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies

byRockefeller UniversityThe gray portion of this schematic represents a nanodisk, where for the first time researchers were able to replicate the native membrane environment (red dots) of a T-cell rec

Updated on:March 21,2026

Radiotherapy after mastectomy can be avoided, study finds

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsRadiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a

Updated on: March 27,2026

Radiotherapy after mastectomy can be avoided, study finds

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsRadiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a

Updated on:March 27,2026

FDA-approved oral AML therapy could let older patients avoid monthly infusion visits

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ASCERTAIN V clinical trial demonstrated that an all-oral drug combination for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a

Updated on: July 02,2026

FDA-approved oral AML therapy could let older patients avoid monthly infusion visits

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ASCERTAIN V clinical trial demonstrated that an all-oral drug combination for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a

Updated on:July 02,2026

Targeting B-cells may boost immunotherapy in liver cancer treatment

byHouston MethodistICB immunotherapy increased B-cell infiltration. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66581-3Scientists have identified a promising strategy to improve liver

Updated on: April 03,2026

Targeting B-cells may boost immunotherapy in liver cancer treatment

byHouston MethodistICB immunotherapy increased B-cell infiltration. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66581-3Scientists have identified a promising strategy to improve liver

Updated on:April 03,2026

Liquid biopsy test could lead to earlier diagnoses for numerous cancer types

byWileyCredit: Artem Podrez from PexelsRoutine screening is limited to only a few cancer types. New research indicates that routine liquid biopsy testing (multi-cancer early detection testing) could s

Updated on: March 12,2026

Liquid biopsy test could lead to earlier diagnoses for numerous cancer types

byWileyCredit: Artem Podrez from PexelsRoutine screening is limited to only a few cancer types. New research indicates that routine liquid biopsy testing (multi-cancer early detection testing) could s

Updated on:March 12,2026

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

by Bernard Stewart,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs early as the 1880s,there was evidencethat smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years todefinitively showth

Updated on: June 20,2026

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

by Bernard Stewart,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs early as the 1880s,there was evidencethat smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years todefinitively showth

Updated on:June 20,2026

New technology reduces false positives in breast ultrasounds

byJohns Hopkins UniversityConventional ultrasound of breast tissue compared to the new method. Conventional ultrasound relies on the amplitude of signals, turning high and low signals into blacks, whi

Updated on: March 20,2026

New technology reduces false positives in breast ultrasounds

byJohns Hopkins UniversityConventional ultrasound of breast tissue compared to the new method. Conventional ultrasound relies on the amplitude of signals, turning high and low signals into blacks, whi

Updated on:March 20,2026

PSMA therapy delays hormone therapy in prostate cancer, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityNuclear medicine physician James Nagarajah from Radboudumc in the clinics. Credit: RadboudumcWhere previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the li

Updated on: May 25,2026

PSMA therapy delays hormone therapy in prostate cancer, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityNuclear medicine physician James Nagarajah from Radboudumc in the clinics. Credit: RadboudumcWhere previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the li

Updated on:May 25,2026