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Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy
Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted cancer drug will now be available for some adults with advanced liver cancer on the NHS.Regorafenib (Stivarga) is to be offered to people

Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted cancer drug will now be available for some adults with advanced liver cancer on the NHS.Regorafenib (Stivarga) is to be offered to people
Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of

Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of
Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.

Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA confocal microscope image of lymphoma cells. It shows mitochondrial localization (red) around cell nuclei (blue). Credit: Lixin Rui, University o

Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA confocal microscope image of lymphoma cells. It shows mitochondrial localization (red) around cell nuclei (blue). Credit: Lixin Rui, University o
Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA team of researchers led by Columbia

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA team of researchers led by Columbia
Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

byRadiological Society of North AmericaForest plots show the incremental cancer detection rate (CDR) per 1000 screenings per modality. (A) Studies with handheld US. (B) Studies with automated wh

Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

byRadiological Society of North AmericaForest plots show the incremental cancer detection rate (CDR) per 1000 screenings per modality. (A) Studies with handheld US. (B) Studies with automated wh
Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,
New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors

New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversitySingle cell genomics reveals multiple human immune cell types in tumors and blood of autologous MISTRG6 PDX mice, including innate immune cell types present in

New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversitySingle cell genomics reveals multiple human immune cell types in tumors and blood of autologous MISTRG6 PDX mice, including innate immune cell types present in
What you need to know about flu vaccination if you have cancer

What you need to know about flu vaccination if you have cancer

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could

What you need to know about flu vaccination if you have cancer

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could
Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers
New model predicts 10-year breast cancer risk

New model predicts 10-year breast cancer risk

byUniversity of OxfordSmoothed calibration plots of the alignment between predicted and observed risks for each of the models The red lines correspond to the calibration curve, with the red shad

New model predicts 10-year breast cancer risk

byUniversity of OxfordSmoothed calibration plots of the alignment between predicted and observed risks for each of the models The red lines correspond to the calibration curve, with the red shad
Mini-colons advance colorectal cancer research

Mini-colons advance colorectal cancer research

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: L. Francisco Lorenzo-Martín (EPFL)In a breakthrough for cancer research, scientists at EPFL have created lab-grown mini-colons that can accurate

Mini-colons advance colorectal cancer research

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: L. Francisco Lorenzo-Martín (EPFL)In a breakthrough for cancer research, scientists at EPFL have created lab-grown mini-colons that can accurate