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 of fueling the proliferation of...
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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 Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,...
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 help personalize therapy for individuals...
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 help personalize therapy for individuals...
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 glioma (DIPG) and similar tumors...
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 help personalize therapy for individuals...
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 unrelated to the disease, resulting...
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 grant, as part of its...
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 unrelated to the disease, resulting...
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 for some patients. Many guidelines...
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, AgeX Therapeutics and the Biogerontolog..
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 Oncology (ESTRO). It will take...
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 Oncology (ESTRO). It will take...
HKBU scholars develop new technology to decode gene transcription
Credit: HKBU A research team from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed the world's first model framework...
Who might benefit from immunotherapy? New study suggests possible marker
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- While immunotherapy has made a big impact on cancer treatment, the fact remains that only about a quarter of patients respond...
