Presurgical targeted therapy delays relapse of high-risk stage 3 melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A pair of targeted therapies given before and after surgery for melanoma produced ...
Bioengineered soft microfibers improve T-cell production
Credit: Lance Kam/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--January 18, 2018--T cells play a key role in the body's immune response against ...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable ...
Patients with blood cancer precursor at risk of developing cancer even after 30 years
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are at risk of progressing to multiple myeloma or a ...
Modular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapy
Every day, billions of new blood cells are generated in the bone marrow. The gene Myc is known to play ...
Modular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapy
Every day, billions of new blood cells are generated in the bone marrow. The gene Myc is known to play ...
National Academy of Sciences awards Kovalenko medal to immunotherapy pioneer Allison
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Cancer immunotherapy innovator Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of ...
Dulling cancer therapy’s double-edged sword
Credit: Journal of Experimental Medicine/Sulciner et al. Researchers have discovered that killing cancer cells can actually have the unintended effect ...
National Academy of Sciences awards Kovalenko medal to immunotherapy pioneer Allison
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Cancer immunotherapy innovator Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of ...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to ...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to ...
DIPG tumor patterns offer new insight on survival
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The prognosis for all children diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor known as diffuse intrinsic pontine ...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to ...
New research could significantly accelerate drug discovery
Many drugs work by inhibiting protein enzymes associated with a particular disease. Unfortunately, the same drugs can inhibit protein enzymes ...
Novel precision medicine trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK, NY (January 17, 2018)--The Lustgarten Foundation has awarded Columbia University's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) a three-year ...
New research could significantly accelerate drug discovery
Many drugs work by inhibiting protein enzymes associated with a particular disease. Unfortunately, the same drugs can inhibit protein enzymes ...
Review examines the pros and cons of surgery to reduce the risk of cancer
Genetic testing is commonplace for many inheritable cancer syndromes, and with that comes the knowledge of being a gene carrier ...
Scientists identify genes implicated in the high regenerative capacity of embryos and ESCs
Credit: AgeX Therapeutics, Insilico Medicine & The Biogerontology Research Foundation Friday, January 12, 2018, London, UK: Researchers at Insilico Medicine, ...
Journalists can register now to attend ESTRO 37 in April in Spain
Journalists are invited to Europe's largest congress on radiation oncology, ESTRO 37, organised by the European Society for Radiotherapy and ...
Journalists can register now to attend ESTRO 37 in April in Spain
Journalists are invited to Europe's largest congress on radiation oncology, ESTRO 37, organised by the European Society for Radiotherapy and ...
