New CAR T-cell therapy research shows potential in solid tumors

by Peter MacCallum Cancer CenterCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CenterPeter Mac researchers have developed a new approach to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy which has proven effective in

Updated on: January 11,2024 12

New CAR T-cell therapy research shows potential in solid tumors

by Peter MacCallum Cancer CenterCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CenterPeter Mac researchers have developed a new approach to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy which has proven effective in

Updated on:January 11,2024 12

CAR T-cell therapy proves effective in first trial in patients with resistant multiple myeloma

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA therapy made of immune system T cells engineered to target a somewhat enigmatic cell protein called GPRC5D antigen produced impres

Updated on: April 09,2024 13

CAR T-cell therapy proves effective in first trial in patients with resistant multiple myeloma

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA therapy made of immune system T cells engineered to target a somewhat enigmatic cell protein called GPRC5D antigen produced impres

Updated on:April 09,2024 13

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Updated on: January 22,2024 18

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Updated on:January 22,2024 18

Study finds racial disparities in culturally competent cancer care

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrandon A. Mahal, MD of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, co-senior author of the study published inJAMA Oncology. Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMany non-wh

Updated on: July 04,2024 6

Study finds racial disparities in culturally competent cancer care

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrandon A. Mahal, MD of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, co-senior author of the study published inJAMA Oncology. Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMany non-wh

Updated on:July 04,2024 6

How much sun can (and should) I get?

by Katie Lee and Rachel Neale,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs we slide of out summer, you might be wondering how careful you need to be about sun exposure. Excessive exposur

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

How much sun can (and should) I get?

by Katie Lee and Rachel Neale,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs we slide of out summer, you might be wondering how careful you need to be about sun exposure. Excessive exposur

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Mechanism facilitates brain metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma by inducing neuroinflammation

byTel-Aviv UniversityBrain metastatic burden and survival in mice injected with breast cancer cells. a. Experimental scheme analyzed in (b,c). b. Survival curve analysis of WT and Lcn2-/-m

Updated on: January 07,2024 12

Mechanism facilitates brain metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma by inducing neuroinflammation

byTel-Aviv UniversityBrain metastatic burden and survival in mice injected with breast cancer cells. a. Experimental scheme analyzed in (b,c). b. Survival curve analysis of WT and Lcn2-/-m

Updated on:January 07,2024 12

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4

Updated on: January 07,2024 15

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4

Updated on:January 07,2024 15

Impaired histone inheritance accelerates breast cancer growth and metastasis, study shows

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChromatin states and their associated epigenetic information play a crucial role in maintaining the identity of cells as t

Updated on: January 23,2024 11

Impaired histone inheritance accelerates breast cancer growth and metastasis, study shows

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChromatin states and their associated epigenetic information play a crucial role in maintaining the identity of cells as t

Updated on:January 23,2024 11

Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineResearchers first saw evidence that some cells were escaping arrest in the continued presence of Palbociclib just

Updated on: August 03,2024 0

Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineResearchers first saw evidence that some cells were escaping arrest in the continued presence of Palbociclib just

Updated on:August 03,2024 0

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye

Updated on: April 07,2024 11

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye

Updated on:April 07,2024 11

Researchers pinpoint nongenetic mechanisms in lung cancer resistance to one commonly used therapy

by Katie Neith,City of Hope National Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a recent study led by Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D., the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology,

Updated on: June 01,2024 5

Researchers pinpoint nongenetic mechanisms in lung cancer resistance to one commonly used therapy

by Katie Neith,City of Hope National Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a recent study led by Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D., the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology,

Updated on:June 01,2024 5

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 file photo, a patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A study released on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 found that a

Updated on: March 01,2024 13

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 file photo, a patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A study released on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 found that a

Updated on:March 01,2024 13