Cancer
New ‘SLICE’ tool can massively expand immune system’s cancer-fighting repertoire
Immunotherapy can cure some cancers that until fairly recently were considered fatal. In addition to developing drugs that boost the...
‘Edited’ plant-based toxin possesses anti-tumor characteristics
Credit: Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons Researchers at Shinshu University in Japan have discovered that editing the chemical...
When Melanoma spreads to the brain, patients with BRAF or MEK mutations can find novel treatment
Credit: Kris Hanning TUCSON, Ariz. - Cancer used to be thought of as a disease of the anatomy, but these...
Purdue cancer identity technology makes it easier to find a tumor’s ‘address’
Credit: Yoon Yeo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed a technology aimed at making it easier...
FDA restrictions on e-cigarettes important step to protect the health of youth
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center applauds new actions announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Patients with cancers of the gullet, stomach and bowel respond well to new anti-HER2 drug
Dublin, Ireland: An antibody that binds simultaneously to two distinct regions of the HER2 receptor to block the growth of...
Drug designed to boost radiotherapy for hard-to-treat cancers taken safely by patients
Dublin, Ireland: A new drug designed to make radiotherapy more effective in treating cancer has been given to patients while...
2018 ESMO Immuno-Oncology Award goes to Cornelis Melief
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 13 November 2018 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)...
Pancreatic cancer’s addiction could be its end
Credit: CSHL/Vakoc Lab Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cancer cells are often described as cells "gone bad" or "renegade." New...
Cognitive decline — radiation — brain tumor prevented by temporarily shutting down immune response
Treating brain tumors comes at a steep cost, especially for children. More than half of patients who endure radiation therapy...
Genomics provide hope for those with ‘one in a million’ cancer diagnosis
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New research has shown that many Australians with rare cancers can benefit from...
Osteopontin: A new emerging role in HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Credit: Kanazawa University Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and was estimated to...
Enable Injections enters into strategic partnerships with UCB and Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Credit: Enable Injections CINCINNATI, OH--November 13, 2018--Enable Injections, Inc., a patient-centric drug delivery combination product company developing advanced wearable devices...
Immunotherapy combination and chemotherapy show encouraging results in Phase II acute myeloid leukemia study
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A triple therapy combining two immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) with the standard-of-care chemotherapy, a hypomethylating...
Moths and magnets could save lives
Credit: Laboratory of Biomolecular Engineering and Nanomedicine/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 13, 2018) - A new technology that relies on...
WPI and Albany Medical College developing robotic system to treat brain tumors
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Albany Medical College, along with...
Scientists identify potential new treatment strategy for kidney cancer
Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanisms behind the development of clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC), according to...
Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine While it has long been recognized that mutated gene NPM1 plays an important role in...
First blood-based biomarker in response to the treatment of the most aggressive prostate cancer
(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)) In castration-resistant prostate cancer, the tumors continue to progress even though testosterone production has...
DNA structure impacts rate and accuracy of DNA synthesis
Credit: Wilfried Guiblet, Penn State The speed and error rate of DNA synthesis is influenced by the three-dimensional structure of...