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Immunotherapy research offers new hope for children with primary liver carcinomas

Immunotherapy research offers new hope for children with primary liver carcinomas

by Jessica Cerretani,Children's Hospital BostonSwimmers plots for each individual patient course. Credit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105147Pediatric hepatocellu

Immunotherapy research offers new hope for children with primary liver carcinomas

by Jessica Cerretani,Children's Hospital BostonSwimmers plots for each individual patient course. Credit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105147Pediatric hepatocellu
Actinidia arguta (sarunashi) juice found to inhibit lung cancer in mice

Actinidia arguta (sarunashi) juice found to inhibit lung cancer in mice

byOkayama UniversityA representative tumor (adenoma/adenocarcinoma) corresponding to the nodule counted macroscopically and the alveolar area around the tumor in the A/J mouse at 30 weeks of age

Actinidia arguta (sarunashi) juice found to inhibit lung cancer in mice

byOkayama UniversityA representative tumor (adenoma/adenocarcinoma) corresponding to the nodule counted macroscopically and the alveolar area around the tumor in the A/J mouse at 30 weeks of age
Novel prognostic index to predict survival outcomes in gastric cancer patients

Novel prognostic index to predict survival outcomes in gastric cancer patients

by Impact Journals LLCCancer-specific survival curve based on the inflammation-based prognostic index. Abbreviation: ICPI: inflammation based prognostic index. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI

Novel prognostic index to predict survival outcomes in gastric cancer patients

by Impact Journals LLCCancer-specific survival curve based on the inflammation-based prognostic index. Abbreviation: ICPI: inflammation based prognostic index. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI
Scientists develop a new model for glioblastoma using gene-edited organoids

Scientists develop a new model for glioblastoma using gene-edited organoids

by Salk InstituteOrganoids reveal how a deadly brain cancer grows. From left to right, tumor cells labeled with red fluorescent marker tdTomato spread in a cerebral organoid over a time period of

Scientists develop a new model for glioblastoma using gene-edited organoids

by Salk InstituteOrganoids reveal how a deadly brain cancer grows. From left to right, tumor cells labeled with red fluorescent marker tdTomato spread in a cerebral organoid over a time period of
Age, cancer type affect COVID-19 vaccine uptake in cancer patients

Age, cancer type affect COVID-19 vaccine uptake in cancer patients

by Elana GotkineFor patients with cancer, age, cancer type, and comorbidity are associated with differential COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates, according to a study published online March 15 inCance

Age, cancer type affect COVID-19 vaccine uptake in cancer patients

by Elana GotkineFor patients with cancer, age, cancer type, and comorbidity are associated with differential COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates, according to a study published online March 15 inCance
Growing microtumors in a dish helps rapidly identify genes that drive tumor growth

Growing microtumors in a dish helps rapidly identify genes that drive tumor growth

by Emily Stone,University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113355Researchers have identified a new way to screen genes that cause several d

Growing microtumors in a dish helps rapidly identify genes that drive tumor growth

by Emily Stone,University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113355Researchers have identified a new way to screen genes that cause several d
Study identifies new treatment target for metastatic cancer

Study identifies new treatment target for metastatic cancer

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckySuccinate levels are elevated during EMT. (A) Expression of EMT markers was assessed by western blot in control, Snail1- and Twist1-expressing HMLE cell

Study identifies new treatment target for metastatic cancer

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckySuccinate levels are elevated during EMT. (A) Expression of EMT markers was assessed by western blot in control, Snail1- and Twist1-expressing HMLE cell
Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179
New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu
Researchers identify enzyme that suppresses immune system in breast cancer

Researchers identify enzyme that suppresses immune system in breast cancer

by Duke University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by T

Researchers identify enzyme that suppresses immune system in breast cancer

by Duke University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by T
Treatment beneficial for nonagenarians with lung cancer

Treatment beneficial for nonagenarians with lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Receiving treatment is associated with better survival for nonagenarians with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with the greatest survival benefit for stage I patients, according to a st

Treatment beneficial for nonagenarians with lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Receiving treatment is associated with better survival for nonagenarians with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with the greatest survival benefit for stage I patients, according to a st
Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima