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Study highlights promising drug combination for treating resistant breast cancer

Study highlights promising drug combination for treating resistant breast cancer

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.013Cancer cells are even smarter than scientists previously believed, according to ne

Study highlights promising drug combination for treating resistant breast cancer

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.013Cancer cells are even smarter than scientists previously believed, according to ne
Research raises hopes for new treatment of fusion-driven cancer

Research raises hopes for new treatment of fusion-driven cancer

by Aarhus UniversityFusion-gene disruption strategy.ADual intron-targeting CRISPR-Cas9-mediated disruption ofRUNX1-RUNX1T1. sgRNAs targeting intron 4 ofRUNX1(orange)

Research raises hopes for new treatment of fusion-driven cancer

by Aarhus UniversityFusion-gene disruption strategy.ADual intron-targeting CRISPR-Cas9-mediated disruption ofRUNX1-RUNX1T1. sgRNAs targeting intron 4 ofRUNX1(orange)
Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care

Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of cancer survivors rely on primary care clinicians for follow-up treatments, especially in rural areas, according to

Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of cancer survivors rely on primary care clinicians for follow-up treatments, especially in rural areas, according to
Neutralizing the side effects of epidermal growth factor inhibitor drugs

Neutralizing the side effects of epidermal growth factor inhibitor drugs

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressIdentifying compounds that block anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies binding to EGFR. (A) Illustration of the process used to identify lead compounds. "Hit" mol

Neutralizing the side effects of epidermal growth factor inhibitor drugs

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressIdentifying compounds that block anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies binding to EGFR. (A) Illustration of the process used to identify lead compounds. "Hit" mol
Study discovers novel molecular mechanism driving chemoresistance and tumor recurrence in gastric cancer

Study discovers novel molecular mechanism driving chemoresistance and tumor recurrence in gastric cancer

by The University of Hong KongProposed model for chemoresistance driven by ADAR1-upregulated SCD1 in gastric cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38581-

Study discovers novel molecular mechanism driving chemoresistance and tumor recurrence in gastric cancer

by The University of Hong KongProposed model for chemoresistance driven by ADAR1-upregulated SCD1 in gastric cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38581-
Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGeneration and validation of pdCas9a-SAM construct in Eµ-Myc lymphoma cell lines. a Schematic representation of the pdCas9a-SAM lentiviral co

Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGeneration and validation of pdCas9a-SAM construct in Eµ-Myc lymphoma cell lines. a Schematic representation of the pdCas9a-SAM lentiviral co
Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

by Iowa State UniversityBlood stem cells show forming in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. The blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes are the aorta on the top and a vein on the bottom. Cr

Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

by Iowa State UniversityBlood stem cells show forming in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. The blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes are the aorta on the top and a vein on the bottom. Cr
Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

by Boston Medical CenterCharacterizing the cellular landscape of pancreatic, small intestinal, and gNETs. (A) NET scRNA-seq workflow. Resected tumor fragments were dissociated into single-cell su

Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

by Boston Medical CenterCharacterizing the cellular landscape of pancreatic, small intestinal, and gNETs. (A) NET scRNA-seq workflow. Resected tumor fragments were dissociated into single-cell su
Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve

Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve
Team identifies the cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

Team identifies the cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Colorectal cancer organoids, edited to express a tdTomato reporter in cells with high Epithelial membrane protein 1 (Emp1) expression, were

Team identifies the cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Colorectal cancer organoids, edited to express a tdTomato reporter in cells with high Epithelial membrane protein 1 (Emp1) expression, were
Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting

Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting

by Elana GotkineFor metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generati

Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting

by Elana GotkineFor metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generati
Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He