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Can the flu shot help fight cancer?

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanging the microenvironment of tumors to increase the immune system's response to them has been the goal of countless research and

Updated on: December 20,2023

Can the flu shot help fight cancer?

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanging the microenvironment of tumors to increase the immune system's response to them has been the goal of countless research and

Updated on:December 20,2023

IBI322 Shows Early Antitumor Efficacy in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 13, 2023Kristi RosaSingle-agent IBI322 elicited responses with favorable safety in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma that had become resistant to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, according to da

Updated on: October 12,2023

IBI322 Shows Early Antitumor Efficacy in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 13, 2023Kristi RosaSingle-agent IBI322 elicited responses with favorable safety in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma that had become resistant to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, according to da

Updated on:October 12,2023

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatmentby Adrienne Berard,Pennsylvania State UniversityA human breast cancer cell, adenocarcinoma MDA-MB-231, demonstrates

Updated on: October 30,2023

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatmentby Adrienne Berard,Pennsylvania State UniversityA human breast cancer cell, adenocarcinoma MDA-MB-231, demonstrates

Updated on:October 30,2023

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with operable lung cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy—given before an

Updated on: October 23,2023

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with operable lung cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy—given before an

Updated on:October 23,2023

Adjuvant capecitabine after CRT improves survival in locally advanced nasopharynx

October 25, 2022Jason HarrisTreatment with adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy resulted in superior failure-free survival compared with observation and CRT for patients with l

Updated on: October 17,2023

Adjuvant capecitabine after CRT improves survival in locally advanced nasopharynx

October 25, 2022Jason HarrisTreatment with adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy resulted in superior failure-free survival compared with observation and CRT for patients with l

Updated on:October 17,2023

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o

Updated on: October 26,2023

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o

Updated on:October 26,2023

Seeking leukemia's Achilles heel

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100503A team of researchers h

Updated on: December 17,2023

Seeking leukemia's Achilles heel

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100503A team of researchers h

Updated on:December 17,2023

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Updated on: December 22,2023

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Updated on:December 22,2023

Venetoclax/Atezolizumab/Obinutuzumab Elicits Durable Responses in Richter Transformation

June 23, 2023Ryan ScottThe combination of venetoclax, atezolizumab, and obinutuzumab elicited responses and prolonged time progression, in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with Richter trans

Updated on: October 15,2023

Venetoclax/Atezolizumab/Obinutuzumab Elicits Durable Responses in Richter Transformation

June 23, 2023Ryan ScottThe combination of venetoclax, atezolizumab, and obinutuzumab elicited responses and prolonged time progression, in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with Richter trans

Updated on:October 15,2023

Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

by Shana SpindlerOne of the most important findings in cancer research in the past two decades is that tumors can create force field-like protection against the immune system. A new study has identifi