Cancer
Adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of vaccination against HPV
ATLANTA -- Adults who are at high risk of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS,...
Genetic variant linked to increased stroke risk in childhood cancer survivors treated with CRT
ATLANTA -- A common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was associated with increased risk for developing stroke in childhood survivors who...
Maintenance therapy with rucaparib shows clinical responses in a subgroup of patient with pancreatic cancer
ATLANTA -- Maintenance treatment with the PARP inhibitor rucaparib (Rubraca) was well tolerated and provided clinical responses among patients with...
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality have declined in most countries
ATLANTA -- Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the...
Surgery associated with increased survival for patients with HER2+ stage 4 breast cancer
ATLANTA -- Surgery was associated with higher survival rates for patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) stage 4 breast cancer compared with...
PARP inhibitors can shrink tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with specific mutations
Data presented in a news conference at AACR Annual Meeting ATLANTA - Switching pancreatic cancer patients to the PARP inhibitor...
Laser technology helps researchers scrutinize cancer cells
Credit: Caltech Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about the traits of...
LOXO-195 promising against tumors with acquired resistance to first-generation therapeutics
ATLANTA -- The investigational anticancer therapeutic LOXO-195 (now known as BAY 2731954), which targets a family of proteins called TRKs,...
Pitt research reveals how immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
PITTSBURGH, April 1, 2019 - New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer...
Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer
By identifying signature of 16 disease-related microbial species, this international study with Brazilian participation may contribute to develop predictive tests...
AACR 2019: Tarloxotinib promising against NRG1-fusion cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A study by University of Colorado Cancer Center and Rain Therapeutics, Inc. presented at...
AACR: Adavosertib speeds cancer cells into the wall of mitotic catastrophe
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A cancer cell is like a racecar, speeding through the process of cellular replication....
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established
Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and dietsCredit: EMBL in collaboration with...
Blocking platelets: A possible option to prevent fatty liver disease and liver cancer
Blood platelets which interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in the development of fatty liver...
Colorado drug takes aim at cancer metastasis
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only...
Estrogen byproducts linked to survival in breast cancer patients
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found preliminary evidence that measuring byproducts of the hormone...
HDAC inhibition may combat resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with melanoma
ATLANTA -- A combination of the experimental histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor entinostat with the anti-PD-1 therapeutic pembrolizumab (Keytruda) showed clinical...
Researchers discover how tumor-killing immune cells attack lymphomas in living mice
Credit: Cazaux et al., 2019 In a study that will be published April 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine,...
Gilteritinib improved survival for patients with acute myeloid leukemia
ATLANTA -- Treatment with the FLT3-targeted therapeutic gilteritinib (Xospata) improved survival for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia...
Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
ATLANTA -- Vaccination with as few as four tumor antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumors, and improved survival in...
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