How a poorly explored immune cell may impact cancer immunity and immunotherapy
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The immune cells that are trained to fight off the body's invaders can become defective. It's what allows cancer to develop....
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ALEX study shows alectinib 600 mg more effective than crizotinib in Asian cancer patients
A subanalysis of the phase III ALEX study has shown that alectinib (1) 600 mg twice daily is more effective than standard of care crizotinib...
Study analyzes mutations in cerebrospinal fluid in lung cancer with brain metastases
LUGANO, 17 November 2017 - Researchers have explored the analysis of mutations in cerebrospinal fluid of lung cancer patients with brain metastases in a study...
University of Guelph professor identifies protein key to cancer cells ability to spread
Credit: Rob O'Flanagan U of G scientists have made a discovery that could reduce the spread of cancer by hindering a protein that binds cancer...
Anti-tumor and Immune-potentiating Enterococcus faecalis-2001 β-glucans
Credit: Dr. Yeun-Hwa Gu et al, Bentham Science Publishers Background: Enterococcus faecalis 2001 is a probiotic lactic acid bacterium and has been used as a...
Link between obesity and cancer is not widely recognized
A new study published in the Journal of Public Health has shown that the majority of people in the United Kingdom do not understand the...
Novel therapeutic target discovered for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress growth of a common type...
Report suggests association between coffee and up to 70 percent reduced risk of liver disease
17th November 2017 - A new roundtable report from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) on 'Looking after the liver: coffee, caffeine and...
NIST scientists discover how to switch liver cancer cell growth from 2-D to 3-D structures
Credit: Reyes-Hernandez and Bhadriraju/NIST Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
Lehigh engineering professor Yaling Liu named ASME fellow
Credit: Elaine Zelker/Lehigh University Yaling Liu, who has spent much of his career applying the principles of fluid mechanics and nano-engineering to biology and medicine,...
Sabga Foundation pledges $1 million towards TGen pancreatic cancer research
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- Nov. 16, 2017 -- Today, World Pancreatic Cancer Day, is the kickoff of a $1 million drive by...
Computer program finds new uses for old drugs
Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a computer program to find new indications for...
Ancient enzyme could boost power of liquid biopsies to detect and profile cancers
Credit: Jennifer Stamos/Univ. of Texas at Austin Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of...
New talking therapy could help cancer survivors cope after treatment
A new project to develop and test a talking-based therapy for cancer survivors, led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Barts Health NHS Trust...
Why are minorities underrepresented in genetic cancer studies?
Socio-cultural and clinical factors as well as healthcare processes were important drivers of a woman's willingness to provide saliva specimens for future cancer research. This...
