Cancer
Targeted therapy erdafitinib effective for patients with advanced bladder cancer and specific gene mutations
FGFR inhibitor gains FDA approval based on 40% response rate in MD Anderson-led Phase II trialCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center...
To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis
Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma...
Outcompeting cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors One of the reasons cancer cells are so...
Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery
Credit: Vanderbilt University Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during...
Researchers find evidence a cancer drug may be extended to many more patients
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - July 24, 2019 - A new molecular mechanism discovered by UT Southwestern researchers indicates that drugs...
One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds
One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according...
Psychological support ‘not available’ to one in three cancer patients who need it
Findings from 10-country survey reveal lack of information and supportCredit: All.Can International London, 24 July 2019 - People with cancer...
George Mason University breast cancer treatment patent licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals
George Mason University patent with applications to breast cancer treatment licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals, a cannabinoid-based drug discovery companyCredit: Copyright:...
Gray Foundation grant expands studies of BRCA in breast, ovarian cancer
UT Health San Antonio leads consortium examining loss of DNA repairCredit: UT Health San Antonio Women who inherit harmful mutations...
Daily e-cigarette use may help smokers quit regular cigarettes
BOSTON-- A new study from the Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Tobacco Research and Treatment Center provides critical population-level evidence demonstrating...
Scientists identify new genetic interactions that may impact cancer outcomes
Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Cancer Institute identified 12 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells...
ESMO Congress 2019 Translating science into better cancer patient care
Lugano, Switzerland, 23 July 2019 - Participants from all over the world are expected in Barcelona, Spain, between 27 September...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants fellowship awards to 15 young scientists
Grants totaling nearly $3.5 million give early career investigators independence to pursue brave and bold cancer research New York, NY...
Gene test picks out prostate cancers that could respond to ‘search-and-destroy’ medicine
Testing for genetic weaknesses in repairing DNA could pick out men who may benefit from a new type of targeted...
Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer
Credit: UNC Lineberger CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive...
Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment
After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center...
Targeting old bottleneck reveals new anticancer drug strategy
Hot target SIRT2 regulates ribonucleotide reductase The enzyme ribonucleotide reductase is a bottleneck for cancer cell growth. Scientists at Winship...
More colorectal cancer cases are being diagnosed in younger patients
The incidence of colorectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years of age has increased in the United States since...
Probiotic research paves way for microbe ‘microbreweries’ to benefit human health
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health System A young scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received...
Many of the deadliest cancers receive the least amount of research funding
'Embarrassing' or stigmatized cancers like lung and liver are underfundedCredit: Northwestern University Poorly funded cancers: colon, endometrial, liver and bile...
