Immunotherapy strategy could be beneficial for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
ATLANTA - University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers report that pairing an immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy proved...
Blueprints for anti-cancer drugs discovered in bacterial genomes
JUPITER, Fla. - Dec. 11, 2017 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) who had...
PharmaMar presents positive results of the pivotal Phase III trial with plitidepsin in MM
With regards to the primary endpoint, in patients who received the combination of plitidepsin with dexamethasone, a 3.8 month progression...
Scientists identify promising new approach for immune system defense against cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Looking to bolster the body's immune system in the fight against infection and cancer, researchers at...
Glioblastoma survival mechanism reveals new therapeutic target
A Northwestern Medicine study, published in the journal Cancer Cell, has provided new insights into a mechanism of tumor survival...
Scientists discover possible master switch for programming cancer immunotherapy
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, Fla. -- Dec. 11, 2017 -- During infection or tumor growth, a type of...
Tumors heat up
Nanorods made of bismuth sulfide kill tumor cells with heat when they are irradiated with near-infrared light (NIR). Chinese scientists...
Technology developed by LSUHealthNo to drive advances in obesity-related diseases
New Orleans, LA - For the first time, researchers led by Frank Lau, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at...
TGen and Baylor poised to create early detection test for pancreatic cancer
PHOENIX and DALLAS -- Dec. 11, 2017 -- A group of the nation's premier cancer researchers led by the Baylor...
Report: New system for more accurate cancer staging to aid precision medicine
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dec. 11, 2017 - Adding a blood test called liquid biopsy to a standard tissue biopsy could...
Immunotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma — novel research highlights quality of life benefits
11th December 2017 Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Oncology that has demonstrated...
Health warnings on cigarettes could deter young people
Credit: Cancer Research UK Young people are less likely to try cigarettes with the printed health warning 'Smoking kills' on...
National lung cancer roundtable brings together patients, clinicians, others
December 11, 2017- The National Lung Cancer Roundtable holds its inaugural meeting on December 11-12, 2017 in Bethesda, Md., the...
New therapies improve outlook for bleeding and clotting disorders
Credit: American Society of Hematology (Atlanta, December 9, 2017) -- In three studies being presented today during the 59th American...
Using software, researchers predict tumor markers that could be immune targets
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a software program that can accurately predict which tumor-specific...
WSU chemists develop novel Washington Red dye for bio-imaging
Credit: WSU Washington State University scientists have created an injectable dye that illuminates molecules with near infrared light, making it...
Yeast can be engineered to create protein pharmaceuticals
Credit: Mingtao Huang/Chalmers It took several years, but a research team headed by Professor Jens Nielsen at Chalmers University of...
‘Black box’ recorder puts surgeons’ robotic surgery skills under the microscope
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - You may know that your surgeon is using the latest minimally invasive technology...
E-cig use increases risk of beginning tobacco cigarette use in young adults
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2017 - Young adults who use electronic cigarettes are more than four times as likely to begin...
Soy, cruciferous vegetables associated with fewer common breast cancer treatment side effects
WASHINGTON -- Consuming soy foods (such as soy milk, tofu and edamame) and cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbages, kale, collard...
