Genetic variant linked to increased stroke risk in childhood cancer survivors treated with CRT
ATLANTA -- A common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was associated with increased risk for developing stroke in childhood survivors who ...
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Maintenance therapy with rucaparib shows clinical responses in a subgroup of patient with pancreatic cancer
ATLANTA -- Maintenance treatment with the PARP inhibitor rucaparib (Rubraca) was well tolerated and provided clinical responses among patients with ...
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality have declined in most countries
ATLANTA -- Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the ...
Surgery associated with increased survival for patients with HER2+ stage 4 breast cancer
ATLANTA -- Surgery was associated with higher survival rates for patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) stage 4 breast cancer compared with ...
PARP inhibitors can shrink tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with specific mutations
Data presented in a news conference at AACR Annual Meeting ATLANTA - Switching pancreatic cancer patients to the PARP inhibitor ...
Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 2, 2019 - The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors--which "release the ...
Jonas Bergh receives first ESMO Breast Cancer Award
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 2 April 2019 ...
Laser technology helps researchers scrutinize cancer cells
Credit: Caltech Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about the traits of ...
LOXO-195 promising against tumors with acquired resistance to first-generation therapeutics
ATLANTA -- The investigational anticancer therapeutic LOXO-195 (now known as BAY 2731954), which targets a family of proteins called TRKs, ...
UC San Diego Health treats 1st cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells
Fate Therapeutics, in collaboration with UC San Diego researcher, developed first off-the-shelf immunotherapy from human induced pluripotent stem cells that ...
Pitt research reveals how immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
PITTSBURGH, April 1, 2019 - New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer ...
Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer
By identifying signature of 16 disease-related microbial species, this international study with Brazilian participation may contribute to develop predictive tests ...
AACR 2019: Tarloxotinib promising against NRG1-fusion cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A study by University of Colorado Cancer Center and Rain Therapeutics, Inc. presented at ...
Tobacco use makes precancerous cells that fertilize cancer growth
Tobacco use causes a field of precancerous cells, increasing the risk of developing head & neck cancer. But exactly how ...
AACR: Adavosertib speeds cancer cells into the wall of mitotic catastrophe
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A cancer cell is like a racecar, speeding through the process of cellular replication. ...
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established
Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and dietsCredit: EMBL in collaboration with ...
Blocking platelets: A possible option to prevent fatty liver disease and liver cancer
Blood platelets which interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in the development of fatty liver ...
Is conception by IVF associated with childhood cancer risk?
Bottom Line: This study compared the risk of childhood cancer diagnosed in the first decade of life among children conceived ...
Colorado drug takes aim at cancer metastasis
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only ...
Estrogen byproducts linked to survival in breast cancer patients
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found preliminary evidence that measuring byproducts of the hormone ...
