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Molecular subtypes of advanced kidney cancer matter for treatment response

Molecular subtypes of advanced kidney cancer matter for treatment response

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapies show promise in managing metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the

Molecular subtypes of advanced kidney cancer matter for treatment response

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapies show promise in managing metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the
Cancerous brain tumor cells may be at 'critical point' between order and disorder, study suggests

Cancerous brain tumor cells may be at 'critical point' between order and disorder, study suggests

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross and Jacob Dwyer / Michigan MedicineGlioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite decades of major efforts and clini

Cancerous brain tumor cells may be at 'critical point' between order and disorder, study suggests

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross and Jacob Dwyer / Michigan MedicineGlioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite decades of major efforts and clini
New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Omer Bayraktar & Kenny RobertsThe most comprehensive study of kidney cancer at single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to treat rena

New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Omer Bayraktar & Kenny RobertsThe most comprehensive study of kidney cancer at single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to treat rena
Surprising connection between COVID-19 and cancer regression

Surprising connection between COVID-19 and cancer regression

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI179527A new study led by scientists from the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute

Surprising connection between COVID-19 and cancer regression

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI179527A new study led by scientists from the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute
Pancreatic cancer tumor map uncovers notable differences between primary and metastatic disease

Pancreatic cancer tumor map uncovers notable differences between primary and metastatic disease

by Candace Gwaltney,Indiana UniversityIdentification of pancreatic cancer architecture. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01914-4Indiana University Melvin and Bre

Pancreatic cancer tumor map uncovers notable differences between primary and metastatic disease

by Candace Gwaltney,Indiana UniversityIdentification of pancreatic cancer architecture. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01914-4Indiana University Melvin and Bre
Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

by Leah Buletti,University of FloridaThe one-pot EXTRA-CRISPR miRNA assay. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01033-1A team of University of Florida

Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

by Leah Buletti,University of FloridaThe one-pot EXTRA-CRISPR miRNA assay. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01033-1A team of University of Florida
Researchers ID risks for second childhood cancers

Researchers ID risks for second childhood cancers

by Jeremy OlsonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChemotherapy and radiation treatments have helped children survive cancer. Now University of Minnesota researchers are trying to find the ideal combinations tha

Researchers ID risks for second childhood cancers

by Jeremy OlsonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChemotherapy and radiation treatments have helped children survive cancer. Now University of Minnesota researchers are trying to find the ideal combinations tha
Research suggests link between medical cannabis for chronic pain and abnormal heart rhythm

Research suggests link between medical cannabis for chronic pain and abnormal heart rhythm

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in

Research suggests link between medical cannabis for chronic pain and abnormal heart rhythm

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in
New biotechnology combines targeted and immune therapies to kill treatment-resistant cancer cells

New biotechnology combines targeted and immune therapies to kill treatment-resistant cancer cells

byNYU Langone HealthBinding profiles soto-p7/A03 (top row) and p7WT/A03 (bottom row) of clone R011 (left column), the naïve deep mutational scanning library (middle column), and the pool after s

New biotechnology combines targeted and immune therapies to kill treatment-resistant cancer cells

byNYU Langone HealthBinding profiles soto-p7/A03 (top row) and p7WT/A03 (bottom row) of clone R011 (left column), the naïve deep mutational scanning library (middle column), and the pool after s
Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi
Existing cancer drug ponatinib could be repurposed to fight certain aggressive cancers

Existing cancer drug ponatinib could be repurposed to fight certain aggressive cancers

byNanyang Technological UniversitySchematic summary of mechanisms of action of ponatinib in ALT cells. Ponatinib disrupts alternative lengthening of telomeres mechanisms by inducing telomeric C-

Existing cancer drug ponatinib could be repurposed to fight certain aggressive cancers

byNanyang Technological UniversitySchematic summary of mechanisms of action of ponatinib in ALT cells. Ponatinib disrupts alternative lengthening of telomeres mechanisms by inducing telomeric C-
Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00360Oregon State University researchers have discovered

Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00360Oregon State University researchers have discovered