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Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

by Baylor College of MedicineThis image shows pancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteDr. Christian Marín-Muller&

Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

by Baylor College of MedicineThis image shows pancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteDr. Christian Marín-Muller&
Double trouble for triple-negative breast cancer: Two-pronged strategy restores immunotherapy sensitivity

Double trouble for triple-negative breast cancer: Two-pronged strategy restores immunotherapy sensitivity

by Kimberly McGhee,Medical University of South CarolinaTumor-fighting immune cells in the tumor before (left) and after (right) combination therapy. After combination therapy, many more tumor-fi

Double trouble for triple-negative breast cancer: Two-pronged strategy restores immunotherapy sensitivity

by Kimberly McGhee,Medical University of South CarolinaTumor-fighting immune cells in the tumor before (left) and after (right) combination therapy. After combination therapy, many more tumor-fi
New study helps explain the anti-cancer properties of mannose sugar

New study helps explain the anti-cancer properties of mannose sugar

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProposed model for the mechanism underlying anticancer activity of mannose in mannose phosphate isomerase knockout (MPI-KO) human cancer cells

New study helps explain the anti-cancer properties of mannose sugar

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProposed model for the mechanism underlying anticancer activity of mannose in mannose phosphate isomerase knockout (MPI-KO) human cancer cells
Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i
Prostate cancer test: Is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?

Prostate cancer test: Is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationA man having his prostate gland examined. Credit: National Cancer Institute/WikimediaThe finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn int

Prostate cancer test: Is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationA man having his prostate gland examined. Credit: National Cancer Institute/WikimediaThe finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn int
Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing 'a crack in the armor'

Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing 'a crack in the armor'

byUniversity of MichiganA series of brain scans shows a tumor shrinking in response to ONC201. Credit: Michigan MedicineFor the first time, researchers have found a potential drug candidate that

Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing 'a crack in the armor'

byUniversity of MichiganA series of brain scans shows a tumor shrinking in response to ONC201. Credit: Michigan MedicineFor the first time, researchers have found a potential drug candidate that
How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of CDK12 promotes large TD formation. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00848-4Cancer researchers at the University of Ch

How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of CDK12 promotes large TD formation. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00848-4Cancer researchers at the University of Ch
Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan,The ConversationCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsA diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwh

Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan,The ConversationCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsA diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwh
New hope for prostate cancer: New form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

New hope for prostate cancer: New form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

byUniversity of SheffieldADT stimulates the PV accumulation of FR-β+ TAMs in mouse (Myc-CaP) and localized, human prostate tumors. Credit:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer(2024). D

New hope for prostate cancer: New form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

byUniversity of SheffieldADT stimulates the PV accumulation of FR-β+ TAMs in mouse (Myc-CaP) and localized, human prostate tumors. Credit:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer(2024). D
State-of-the-art MRI technology bypasses need for biopsy

State-of-the-art MRI technology bypasses need for biopsy

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Ivan Pedrosa, left, and Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu, right, are co-authors of a study highlighted on the cover of The Journal of Urology on multiparametric MRI (mpMRI

State-of-the-art MRI technology bypasses need for biopsy

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Ivan Pedrosa, left, and Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu, right, are co-authors of a study highlighted on the cover of The Journal of Urology on multiparametric MRI (mpMRI
Researchers identify the mutations that drive resistance to PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer, find they can be overcome

Researchers identify the mutations that drive resistance to PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer, find they can be overcome

by Mass General BrighamSecondary mutations in the PI3K/AKT pathway emerge during treatment with inavolisib and lead to acquired resistance. A-B, Droplet digital PCR analysis of serial ctDNA sampl

Researchers identify the mutations that drive resistance to PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer, find they can be overcome

by Mass General BrighamSecondary mutations in the PI3K/AKT pathway emerge during treatment with inavolisib and lead to acquired resistance. A-B, Droplet digital PCR analysis of serial ctDNA sampl