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New biomarker advances cancer treatments

New biomarker advances cancer treatments

Researchers have discovered ways to enhance NIR-PIT to ensure tumours are treated sufficiently and improve patient outcomes.A biomarker based on microbubbles has been used to evaluate the success of n

New biomarker advances cancer treatments

Researchers have discovered ways to enhance NIR-PIT to ensure tumours are treated sufficiently and improve patient outcomes.A biomarker based on microbubbles has been used to evaluate the success of n
Rainbow of fruit and veg the best prevention against prostate cancer

Rainbow of fruit and veg the best prevention against prostate cancer

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMen who consume colorful fruits and vegetables on a regular basis are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC), acco

Rainbow of fruit and veg the best prevention against prostate cancer

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMen who consume colorful fruits and vegetables on a regular basis are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC), acco
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR
Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe
Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma

Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeThe interaction of two proteins required to regulate expression of key genes in the nucleus of mantle cell lymphoma. The red signals are generated at the interacti

Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeThe interaction of two proteins required to regulate expression of key genes in the nucleus of mantle cell lymphoma. The red signals are generated at the interacti
Novel tool helps differentiate between cancerous and healthy cells for AML

Novel tool helps differentiate between cancerous and healthy cells for AML

Spanish scientists have developed a new method to identify between cancerous and healthy cells for cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).Researchers from Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain, h

Novel tool helps differentiate between cancerous and healthy cells for AML

Spanish scientists have developed a new method to identify between cancerous and healthy cells for cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).Researchers from Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain, h
Cilta-Cel Leads to High PFS Rates in Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Poor Prognostic Features

Cilta-Cel Leads to High PFS Rates in Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Poor Prognostic Features

September 30, 2023Courtney FlahertyPatients with multiple myeloma exhibiting poor prognostic features, such as high-risk cytogenetics, soft-tissue plasmacytoma, ISS stage III disease, and triple-class

Cilta-Cel Leads to High PFS Rates in Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Poor Prognostic Features

September 30, 2023Courtney FlahertyPatients with multiple myeloma exhibiting poor prognostic features, such as high-risk cytogenetics, soft-tissue plasmacytoma, ISS stage III disease, and triple-class
DNA/RNA Sequencing Aids Subsequent Treatment Selection in HCC/H-CCK Post Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab

DNA/RNA Sequencing Aids Subsequent Treatment Selection in HCC/H-CCK Post Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab

September 15, 2023Caroline SeymourTissue- and blood-based molecular analysis could help match patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatocholangiocarcinoma following disease progression

DNA/RNA Sequencing Aids Subsequent Treatment Selection in HCC/H-CCK Post Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab

September 15, 2023Caroline SeymourTissue- and blood-based molecular analysis could help match patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatocholangiocarcinoma following disease progression
Researchers discover resistance to liver cancer treatment

Researchers discover resistance to liver cancer treatment

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in Hawaiʻi, particularly affecting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and Japanese men. Patient

Researchers discover resistance to liver cancer treatment

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in Hawaiʻi, particularly affecting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and Japanese men. Patient
Cevidoplenib Elicits Platelet Responses in Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

Cevidoplenib Elicits Platelet Responses in Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

June 11, 2023Chris RyanThe novel SYK inhibitor cevidoplenib dosed at 400 mg twice per day led to robust platelet responses in patients with persistent or chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia who di

Cevidoplenib Elicits Platelet Responses in Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

June 11, 2023Chris RyanThe novel SYK inhibitor cevidoplenib dosed at 400 mg twice per day led to robust platelet responses in patients with persistent or chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia who di
Trabectedin/Durvalumab Shows Early Activity, Demonstrates Feasibility for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Trabectedin/Durvalumab Shows Early Activity, Demonstrates Feasibility for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

September 21, 2020Nichole Tuckerhe feasibility of treatment with trabectedin in combination with durvalumab as treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic pretreated soft tissue sarcoma was demo

Trabectedin/Durvalumab Shows Early Activity, Demonstrates Feasibility for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

September 21, 2020Nichole Tuckerhe feasibility of treatment with trabectedin in combination with durvalumab as treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic pretreated soft tissue sarcoma was demo
Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution

Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution

Blocking the transition to a more aggressive state could offer a new treatment strategy.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 10, 2017 PRESS INQUIRIESCaption:MIT researche

Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution

Blocking the transition to a more aggressive state could offer a new treatment strategy.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 10, 2017 PRESS INQUIRIESCaption:MIT researche