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Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi
Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new MIT study explains why dendritic cells (green) in lymph nodes that drain from the lungs fail to stimulate killer T cells (white) to att

Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new MIT study explains why dendritic cells (green) in lymph nodes that drain from the lungs fail to stimulate killer T cells (white) to att
Carbon oxide gas boosts photothermal therapy under mild temperature

Carbon oxide gas boosts photothermal therapy under mild temperature

by ZHANG Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic illustration of (A) synthesis route of mPEG(CO) and (B) the nanobomb consist of mPEG(CO) and PBPTV. (C) Schematic illustration of low-tempera

Carbon oxide gas boosts photothermal therapy under mild temperature

by ZHANG Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic illustration of (A) synthesis route of mPEG(CO) and (B) the nanobomb consist of mPEG(CO) and PBPTV. (C) Schematic illustration of low-tempera
PAD4 inhibition in neutrophils halts cancer progression and metastasis

PAD4 inhibition in neutrophils halts cancer progression and metastasis

byThe Wistar InstituteCancer Cell Dividing. Credit: The Wistar InstituteResearchers in the laboratory of Yulia Nefedova, M.D., Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and collaborators at Jubilant Therap

PAD4 inhibition in neutrophils halts cancer progression and metastasis

byThe Wistar InstituteCancer Cell Dividing. Credit: The Wistar InstituteResearchers in the laboratory of Yulia Nefedova, M.D., Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and collaborators at Jubilant Therap
MK256 is a novel CDK8 inhibitor with potent antitumor activity in AML through downregulation of the STAT pathway

MK256 is a novel CDK8 inhibitor with potent antitumor activity in AML through downregulation of the STAT pathway

by Impact Journals LLCEvaluation of the toxicity of MK256 in vivo. Credit:Oncotarget(2022). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28305A new research paper titled "MK256 is a novel CDK8 inhibitor

MK256 is a novel CDK8 inhibitor with potent antitumor activity in AML through downregulation of the STAT pathway

by Impact Journals LLCEvaluation of the toxicity of MK256 in vivo. Credit:Oncotarget(2022). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28305A new research paper titled "MK256 is a novel CDK8 inhibitor
“The power of science”: HPV vaccine proven to dramatically reduce cervical cancer

“The power of science”: HPV vaccine proven to dramatically reduce cervical cancer

byLilly Matson| Analysis3 November 2021Share this articleAlmost all cervical cancers are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), depicted above.After decades of research,the UK im

“The power of science”: HPV vaccine proven to dramatically reduce cervical cancer

byLilly Matson| Analysis3 November 2021Share this articleAlmost all cervical cancers are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), depicted above.After decades of research,the UK im
Survival rates high for children, teens with melanoma

Survival rates high for children, teens with melanoma

by Lori SolomonSurvival rates for children and adolescents with melanomas are high, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in theJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Mary-Ann El

Survival rates high for children, teens with melanoma

by Lori SolomonSurvival rates for children and adolescents with melanomas are high, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in theJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Mary-Ann El
Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPatients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are treated with anthracyclines are at a heigh

Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPatients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are treated with anthracyclines are at a heigh
Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study findsby Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityRacial Disparities in the Eligibility-Incidence (E-I) Ratio Through the US Preventi

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study findsby Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityRacial Disparities in the Eligibility-Incidence (E-I) Ratio Through the US Preventi
Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients’ blood and biopsies

Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients’ blood and biopsies

byCancer Research UK| News7 October 2019Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a tri

Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients’ blood and biopsies

byCancer Research UK| News7 October 2019Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a tri
Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

September 25, 2015Jason M. BroderickNivolumab reduced the risk of death by 27% versus everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, improving overall survival by 5.4 months.Padmanee Sharm

Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

September 25, 2015Jason M. BroderickNivolumab reduced the risk of death by 27% versus everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, improving overall survival by 5.4 months.Padmanee Sharm