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Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon
New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSiteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University S

New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSiteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University S
New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

In a study published inCancer Discovery, researchers from Canada tested the use of a multimodal liquid biopsy assay based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for early cancer detection in patients with Li-

New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

In a study published inCancer Discovery, researchers from Canada tested the use of a multimodal liquid biopsy assay based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for early cancer detection in patients with Li-
Targeting treatment resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a compound that goes beyond current BTK inhibitors

Targeting treatment resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a compound that goes beyond current BTK inhibitors

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Me

Targeting treatment resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a compound that goes beyond current BTK inhibitors

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Me
New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cellsby Fram Dinshaw,McMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101108McMaster

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cellsby Fram Dinshaw,McMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101108McMaster
How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a
Technology that determines success of CAR T-cell immunotherapy could advance treatment of lymphoma

Technology that determines success of CAR T-cell immunotherapy could advance treatment of lymphoma

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonNavin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, studied the dynamic interactions between T cells and tumor cells to de

Technology that determines success of CAR T-cell immunotherapy could advance treatment of lymphoma

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonNavin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, studied the dynamic interactions between T cells and tumor cells to de
Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

byIndiana University School of MedicineCredit: Anna CarreraIndiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and

Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

byIndiana University School of MedicineCredit: Anna CarreraIndiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and
The structure of protein RAF1 revealed: A key step in the development of new drugs against lung cancer

The structure of protein RAF1 revealed: A key step in the development of new drugs against lung cancer

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreRAF1. Credit: CNIOOne of the main challenges in oncology is the development of drugs against KRAS oncogenes. These oncogenes—genes that cause cancer

The structure of protein RAF1 revealed: A key step in the development of new drugs against lung cancer

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreRAF1. Credit: CNIOOne of the main challenges in oncology is the development of drugs against KRAS oncogenes. These oncogenes—genes that cause cancer
Study shows early success of a novel drug in treating a rare and chronic blood cancer

Study shows early success of a novel drug in treating a rare and chronic blood cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel treatment for polycythemia vera, a potentially fatal blood cancer, demonstrated the ability to control overproduction of red bl

Study shows early success of a novel drug in treating a rare and chronic blood cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel treatment for polycythemia vera, a potentially fatal blood cancer, demonstrated the ability to control overproduction of red bl
Significant treatment attrition rate seen in multiple myeloma

Significant treatment attrition rate seen in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineThere is a significant treatment attrition rate in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), according to a study published in the November issue ofLeukemia & Lymphoma.Victor

Significant treatment attrition rate seen in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineThere is a significant treatment attrition rate in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), according to a study published in the November issue ofLeukemia & Lymphoma.Victor
SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)