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CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc
Study finds outcomes after stem cell transplant in elderly patients with AML have improved since 2000

Study finds outcomes after stem cell transplant in elderly patients with AML have improved since 2000

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to astudypublished inClinical Cancer Research, among patients over 65 who received an allogeneic he

Study finds outcomes after stem cell transplant in elderly patients with AML have improved since 2000

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to astudypublished inClinical Cancer Research, among patients over 65 who received an allogeneic he
Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca
Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReduced travel on Victoria's roads during the COVID-19 pandemic did not equate to proportionate reductions in road trauma.New research&nbs

Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReduced travel on Victoria's roads during the COVID-19 pandemic did not equate to proportionate reductions in road trauma.New research&nbs
Study supports germline testing for all metastatic breast cancer patients

Study supports germline testing for all metastatic breast cancer patients

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image c

Study supports germline testing for all metastatic breast cancer patients

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image c
A clear vision for cancer diagnosis

A clear vision for cancer diagnosis

by Adam Zewe,Harvard UniversityFreshman Kavya Kopparapu created an artificial intelligence platform, called GlioVision, which uses a scanned glioblastoma tumor image to determine the cancer’s mo

A clear vision for cancer diagnosis

by Adam Zewe,Harvard UniversityFreshman Kavya Kopparapu created an artificial intelligence platform, called GlioVision, which uses a scanned glioblastoma tumor image to determine the cancer’s mo
Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an
Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type
Regulation and potential drug targets of tumor-associated Tregs

Regulation and potential drug targets of tumor-associated Tregs

by Science China PressRegulatory T cells (Tregs) negatively regulate the antitumour immune responses by inhibiting the function of effector T cells (CTL) and antigen presenting cells (APC). Credi

Regulation and potential drug targets of tumor-associated Tregs

by Science China PressRegulatory T cells (Tregs) negatively regulate the antitumour immune responses by inhibiting the function of effector T cells (CTL) and antigen presenting cells (APC). Credi
Software improves the ability to pinpoint specific genetic mutations that drive cancer

Software improves the ability to pinpoint specific genetic mutations that drive cancer

by Colin Poitras,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new open-source software package calledcancereffectsizeRdeveloped by the Townsend Lab greatly improves the ability

Software improves the ability to pinpoint specific genetic mutations that drive cancer

by Colin Poitras,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new open-source software package calledcancereffectsizeRdeveloped by the Townsend Lab greatly improves the ability
Research shows that lymph node sampling during kidney tumor surgery is safe

Research shows that lymph node sampling during kidney tumor surgery is safe

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longstanding approach to surgeries for children with kidney tumors has been an abundance of caution.While a growing b

Research shows that lymph node sampling during kidney tumor surgery is safe

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longstanding approach to surgeries for children with kidney tumors has been an abundance of caution.While a growing b