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Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

byColleen Fleisson August 19, 2023For patients diagnosed with advancedmetastatic melanomathat does not respond to the commonly utilized PD-1 inhibitors, immunotherapy drugs ipi

Immunotherapy Combo Boosts Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

byColleen Fleisson August 19, 2023For patients diagnosed with advancedmetastatic melanomathat does not respond to the commonly utilized PD-1 inhibitors, immunotherapy drugs ipi
MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell
Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

byColleen Fleisson August 26, 2023Certaincolon cancersmay experience accelerated growth due to typical age-related alterations in the blood system, said University of Florida C

Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

byColleen Fleisson August 26, 2023Certaincolon cancersmay experience accelerated growth due to typical age-related alterations in the blood system, said University of Florida C
New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysician scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have publish

New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysician scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have publish
Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack
Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

by Darcel Rockett, Chicago TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six w

Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

by Darcel Rockett, Chicago TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six w
Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi
Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 29, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 consolidation may augment responses to treatment in pediatric and young adult patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma w

Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 29, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 consolidation may augment responses to treatment in pediatric and young adult patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma w
Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

by Cactus CommunicationsRecent studies have shown that an abnormally high expression of MALAT1 in blood cancer cells could aid the chemotherapeutic resistance development through multiple intermolecul

Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

by Cactus CommunicationsRecent studies have shown that an abnormally high expression of MALAT1 in blood cancer cells could aid the chemotherapeutic resistance development through multiple intermolecul
Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according
Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their environmentsbyRockefeller UniversityTGF beta signaling (red) is one way that the environment causes cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their environmentsbyRockefeller UniversityTGF beta signaling (red) is one way that the environment causes cancer
Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas