ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress in Europe to answer to open questions in cancer immunotherapy
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Biologists studied cellular cannibalism in cancerous growths
Credit: Anastasiia Garanina Researchers from Lomonosov MSU Faculty of Biology have studied the stages of entosis, a process of cell death when one cell invades...
Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients
Three out of four patients with the cancerous forms of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) went into remission after receiving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab in a...
Researchers show stress suppresses response to cancer treatments
Credit: The University of Queensland New research shows that chronic stress suppresses the immune system's response to cancer, reducing the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments. Universi..
High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 27, 2017) - Patients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have...
Tumor-associated bacteria hitches a ride to metastatic sites
The same bacteria present in primary tumors of patients with colorectal cancer are also present in liver metastases, a new study finds. What's more, presence...
Antimalarial drugs could support existing cancer treatments in two-pronged attack
Antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could find another use as cancer treatments, according to a new clinical study published in ecancermedicalscience. Researchers from the Repurpos..
Ludwig researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow resistant to radiotherapy
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 23, 2017, New York -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mechanism by which tumors develop resistance...
Scientists find key to regenerating blood vessels
Credit: SBP Lake Nona, Fla., November 23, 2017 - A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies a...
One-size treatment for blood cancer probably doesn’t fit all, USC researchers say
Though African-American men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma, most scientific research on the disease has...
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human...
Encouraging oxygen’s assault on iron may offer new way to kill lung cancer cells
Blocking the action of a key protein frees oxygen to damage iron-dependent proteins in lung and breast cancer cells, slowing their growth and making them...
UVA aims to help patients with cancer make complex care decisions
Credit: UVA Health System Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand the...
How common are new cancers in cancer survivors?
Bottom Line: One quarter of adults 65 or older and 11 percent of younger patients diagnosed with cancer from 2009 to 2013 had a prior...
Chemistry.AI to analyze the brain activity of medicinal chemists for AI-powered drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2017, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of dee..
