Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

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Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Updated on:January 23,2024 12

Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer

by Mary Martialay,Purdue UniversityReduced DDX5 protein levels in human HCCs associated with increased tumor grade and poor patient survival following sorafenib treatment.AImmunohist

Updated on: January 24,2024 18

Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer

by Mary Martialay,Purdue UniversityReduced DDX5 protein levels in human HCCs associated with increased tumor grade and poor patient survival following sorafenib treatment.AImmunohist

Updated on:January 24,2024 18

Cancer test shows promise for bringing the benefits of immunotherapy to more patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancers harbor mismatch repair deficiency, and a new study identif

Updated on: January 25,2024 13

Cancer test shows promise for bringing the benefits of immunotherapy to more patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancers harbor mismatch repair deficiency, and a new study identif

Updated on:January 25,2024 13

Allergy medicine may help treat lung cancer, research suggests

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalChest scans showing lung tumors in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer prior to and after receiving dupilumab with conventional immunotherapy. Credit:

Updated on: January 25,2024 20

Allergy medicine may help treat lung cancer, research suggests

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalChest scans showing lung tumors in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer prior to and after receiving dupilumab with conventional immunotherapy. Credit:

Updated on:January 25,2024 20

Risk model identifies metastatic cancer patients who may benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandSurvival of the patients according to the risk scores. Kaplan-Meier curves illustrating overall survival (OS) (a) and progression-free survival (PFS) (b) according

Updated on: January 25,2024 24

Risk model identifies metastatic cancer patients who may benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandSurvival of the patients according to the risk scores. Kaplan-Meier curves illustrating overall survival (OS) (a) and progression-free survival (PFS) (b) according

Updated on:January 25,2024 24

Liquid biopsy predicts immunotherapy response and toxicity in patients with advanced lung cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineLiquid biopsy to study genetic material shed into bloodstream helps predict response to immunotherapy. Credit: Valsamo "Elsa" Anagnostou us

Updated on: January 25,2024 14

Liquid biopsy predicts immunotherapy response and toxicity in patients with advanced lung cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineLiquid biopsy to study genetic material shed into bloodstream helps predict response to immunotherapy. Credit: Valsamo "Elsa" Anagnostou us

Updated on:January 25,2024 14

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t

Updated on: January 25,2024 16

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t

Updated on:January 25,2024 16

Study: Key mechanisms of action differences in immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies for advanced melanoma

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteProposed mechanism of the two ICI combinations. Graphic created with Biorender (biorender.com). ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor. Credit:&n

Updated on: January 25,2024 20

Study: Key mechanisms of action differences in immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies for advanced melanoma

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteProposed mechanism of the two ICI combinations. Graphic created with Biorender (biorender.com). ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor. Credit:&n

Updated on:January 25,2024 20

Scientists enhance cell-based therapy to destroy solid tumors

byThe Wistar InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2023.100744Wistar researchers successfully tested a simple intervention tha

Updated on: January 25,2024 11

Scientists enhance cell-based therapy to destroy solid tumors

byThe Wistar InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2023.100744Wistar researchers successfully tested a simple intervention tha

Updated on:January 25,2024 11

Collaborative study shows CAR-T cell therapy safe, effective even for high-risk patients

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCAR-T cell therapy is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), even fo

Updated on: January 25,2024 24

Collaborative study shows CAR-T cell therapy safe, effective even for high-risk patients

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCAR-T cell therapy is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), even fo

Updated on:January 25,2024 24

Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells

by Kate Ledger,Mayo ClinicGraphical illustration of a general role of ME1 in resilient CD8+T cells. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi2414When Joanina Gicob

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Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells

by Kate Ledger,Mayo ClinicGraphical illustration of a general role of ME1 in resilient CD8+T cells. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi2414When Joanina Gicob

Updated on:January 25,2024 19

Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali

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Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali

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