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Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable...

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...

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...

Whole-population testing for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations is cost effective

Screening the entire population for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations, as opposed to just those at high-risk of carrying...

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