Study of immune 'neighborhoods' highlights macrophages as key players in invasive breast cancers

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost immunotherapies, which aim to boost T cell activity, work poorly in treating estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Targ

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Study of immune 'neighborhoods' highlights macrophages as key players in invasive breast cancers

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost immunotherapies, which aim to boost T cell activity, work poorly in treating estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Targ

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

Research reveals why cancers stop responding to kinase-blocking drugs and come back stronger

by New York UniversityStructure of the FGFR kinase showing the locations of the gatekeeper residue in blue, hydrophobic spine in yellow, and ATP in cyan. Most drugs bind to the kinase in the same

Updated on: January 30,2024 16

Research reveals why cancers stop responding to kinase-blocking drugs and come back stronger

by New York UniversityStructure of the FGFR kinase showing the locations of the gatekeeper residue in blue, hydrophobic spine in yellow, and ATP in cyan. Most drugs bind to the kinase in the same

Updated on:January 30,2024 16

Preclinical characterization of therapeutic antibodies

by Rapamycin PressSchematic of experimental procedures for generation of novel anti-Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) candidate therapeutic antibodies directed at the carboxy (C)-terminal. (A) Two synthetic peptid

Updated on: March 12,2024 14

Preclinical characterization of therapeutic antibodies

by Rapamycin PressSchematic of experimental procedures for generation of novel anti-Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) candidate therapeutic antibodies directed at the carboxy (C)-terminal. (A) Two synthetic peptid

Updated on:March 12,2024 14

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca

Updated on: January 30,2024 16

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca

Updated on:January 30,2024 16

Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

by Marilynn MarchioneThis undated image made available by F. Hoffmann-La Roche shows a vial of the company's Herceptin medication. According to a study released on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, many wo

Updated on: March 06,2024 11

Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

by Marilynn MarchioneThis undated image made available by F. Hoffmann-La Roche shows a vial of the company's Herceptin medication. According to a study released on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, many wo

Updated on:March 06,2024 11

Clinical trial suggests new cell therapy for relapsed leukemia patients

by Stanford University Medical CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA significant

Updated on: March 12,2024 14

Clinical trial suggests new cell therapy for relapsed leukemia patients

by Stanford University Medical CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA significant

Updated on:March 12,2024 14

Deep learning algorithm may streamline lung cancer radiotherapy treatment

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly one-half of cases. RT plannin

Updated on: January 04,2024 9

Deep learning algorithm may streamline lung cancer radiotherapy treatment

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly one-half of cases. RT plannin

Updated on:January 04,2024 9

Study provides new guidelines for assessing severity of head and neck cancers

by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center'The greater the number of malignant lymph nodes, the less favorable the patients' chances of survival,' said Allen S. Ho, MD. Ho is director of the Head

Updated on: May 31,2024 6

Study provides new guidelines for assessing severity of head and neck cancers

by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center'The greater the number of malignant lymph nodes, the less favorable the patients' chances of survival,' said Allen S. Ho, MD. Ho is director of the Head

Updated on:May 31,2024 6

Costs of $259,324 incurred by adolescent, young adult cancer survivors

by Elana GotkineAdolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors incur costs of $259,324 over their lifetime, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in theJournal of Clinical Oncology.Su

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Costs of $259,324 incurred by adolescent, young adult cancer survivors

by Elana GotkineAdolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors incur costs of $259,324 over their lifetime, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in theJournal of Clinical Oncology.Su

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer surv

Updated on: February 01,2024 18

Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer surv

Updated on:February 01,2024 18

Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening

byUniversity of MinnesotaVisual Abstract.Optimizing Longitudinal Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Lung Cancer Screening. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworko

Updated on: January 07,2024 12

Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening

byUniversity of MinnesotaVisual Abstract.Optimizing Longitudinal Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Lung Cancer Screening. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworko

Updated on:January 07,2024 12

Drug improves effectiveness of radiation for lung cancer that has spread to the brain

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiActivation of GABA(A) receptors triggers cell depolarization and death. Credit:Cancers(2024). DOI: 10.3390/cancers16183167In new research, a t

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Drug improves effectiveness of radiation for lung cancer that has spread to the brain

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiActivation of GABA(A) receptors triggers cell depolarization and death. Credit:Cancers(2024). DOI: 10.3390/cancers16183167In new research, a t

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