Tag: cancer

Synthetic proteins engineered to recognize overly active biological pathways can kill cancer cells while sparing their healthy peers, according to ...

New cancer therapy target found in mitochondria for potential treatment of blood cancers

Study shows how drugs ONC201 and ONC212 cause cancer cell deathCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study at The University ...

Opportunistic cancer cells ‘slip through the gaps’ to spread through blood vessels

Cancer cells may rely on opportunism, as well as chemical signalling, to spread through the body, according to new findings ...

Mutational intensity influences a tumor’s response to PD-1 immunotherapy

Following FDA approval last year of PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitors for tumors with mismatch repair deficiency, a new study reveals ...

Stand Up To Cancer awards 5 ‘Phillip A. Sharp Innovation in Collaboration’ grants

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer "Innovation in Collaboration" among Research Teams Rewarded by Grants from Stand Up To Cancer PHILADELPHIA ...

Chemical modifiers tag-team to regulate essential mechanism of life

Basic science discovery explains a fundamental way human cells differ from yeast cells SAN FRANCISCO, CA--May 2, 2019-- Scientists at ...

New study targets breast cancer ‘double jeopardy’

Heart disease risks go under microscopeCredit: Photo: Flinders University An Australian study is set to deliver a world-first model of ...

Biomarker may predict if immunotherapy is right choice for colorectal cancer patients

City of Hope physician-scientist and his colleagues are looking for ways to provide cancer patients with options that yield better ...

Could mouth rinse to detect HPV DNA be associated with predicting risk of head/neck cancer recurrence, death?

Bottom Line: Researchers examined if a mouth rinse to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA might be associated with helping to ...

A new method to select the right treatment for advanced prostate cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified blood-based biomarkers that may determine which patients will benefit from continued hormonal ...

The mechanism of action of an antitumour drug used for the treatment of gliobla

Credit: Laura Orellana Glioblastoma is an incurable type of brain tumour that is frequently associated with mutations in the epidermal ...

NEJM publishes bb2121 Phase 1 data in patients with multiple myeloma

SUMMIT, NJ and CAMBRIDGE, MA (May 1, 2019)-- Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq: CELG) and bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) today announced ...

Pretreatment with TNF inhibitors may improve outcomes of combination cancer immunotherapy

A collaborative experimental study, published in Nature and led by researchers at the University of Navarra, suggests TNF blockade may ...

Tumor cells’ drug addiction may be their downfall

Research may inform drug regimens for improved outcomesCredit: Matthew Sale, Babraham Institute Key points: An academic-commercial research partnership has shown ...

Medical costs create hardships for more than half of Americans

Study: 137 million adults in the United States suffered medical financial hardship in 2015/2017 A new study by American Cancer ...

Removal of gene prevents development of pancreatic cancer in mice

Credit: NYU School of Medicine The action of a gene called ATDC is required for the development of pancreatic cancer, ...

CNIO team describes the ‘energy engine’ of a protein that mediates key processes in cancer cells

Credit: CNIO Proteins are sometimes described as the building blocks of life; inside cells proteins associate into large macromolecular complexes, ...

The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer

Study identifies earliest traces of brain cancer long before the disease becomes symptomaticCredit: Maria C. Vladoiu, Ibrahim El-Hamami and Laura ...

Researchers find new target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Study is first to define how a little-known type of cell death impacts tumor cells and immune cellsCredit: University of ...

Mount Sinai researchers discover novel cancer pathway, opening new treatment options