Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastatic or leptomeningeal disease (LMD), the spreading of a brain cancer to the meninges, is a devastating cancer complicat

Updated on: January 02,2024

Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastatic or leptomeningeal disease (LMD), the spreading of a brain cancer to the meninges, is a devastating cancer complicat

Updated on:January 02,2024

New inflammatory biomarker predicts elevated thrombosis risk in cancer patients

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Wikimedia CommonsCancer patients are known to have an increased risk of thrombosis. As part of the CATS study, MedUni Vienna researchers have now investigat

Updated on: March 12,2024

New inflammatory biomarker predicts elevated thrombosis risk in cancer patients

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Wikimedia CommonsCancer patients are known to have an increased risk of thrombosis. As part of the CATS study, MedUni Vienna researchers have now investigat

Updated on:March 12,2024

Genetic variation enhances cancer drug sensitivity in specific patient groups, study shows

byUppsala UniversityA graphical summary illustrates the strategy used to identify CYP2D6 as a target for collateral lethality, which is driven by the widespread occurrence of loss of heterozygos

Updated on: December 01,2024

Genetic variation enhances cancer drug sensitivity in specific patient groups, study shows

byUppsala UniversityA graphical summary illustrates the strategy used to identify CYP2D6 as a target for collateral lethality, which is driven by the widespread occurrence of loss of heterozygos

Updated on:December 01,2024

Alternative bladder cancer treatment emerges amid worldwide shortage of standard of care BCG

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn on-going, worldwide shortage of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) means that many patients with a common and serious type of bladder

Updated on: January 07,2024

Alternative bladder cancer treatment emerges amid worldwide shortage of standard of care BCG

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn on-going, worldwide shortage of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) means that many patients with a common and serious type of bladder

Updated on:January 07,2024

Therapeutic vaccine shows promise against a range of cancers

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—A personalized vaccine held an aggressive group of cancers in check among more than half of patients who received it in a small, preliminary trial, rese

Updated on: April 09,2024

Therapeutic vaccine shows promise against a range of cancers

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—A personalized vaccine held an aggressive group of cancers in check among more than half of patients who received it in a small, preliminary trial, rese

Updated on:April 09,2024

Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyMarit Otterlei (center) is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. A new cancer drug developed by her and her colleague

Updated on: February 18,2024

Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyMarit Otterlei (center) is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. A new cancer drug developed by her and her colleague

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study discovers that tumor mutation burden predicts survival outcome

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and m

Updated on: January 28,2024

Study discovers that tumor mutation burden predicts survival outcome

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and m

Updated on:January 28,2024

Using mice with humanized immune systems to test cancer immunotherapies

byKobe UniversityCurrently developed cancer immunotherapies modify the interaction of cancer cells and the immune system, making drug testing targeting human cancer outside of clinical trials di

Updated on: January 26,2024

Using mice with humanized immune systems to test cancer immunotherapies

byKobe UniversityCurrently developed cancer immunotherapies modify the interaction of cancer cells and the immune system, making drug testing targeting human cancer outside of clinical trials di

Updated on:January 26,2024

New leukemia drug is more effective and easier to use

by Loyola University Health SystemA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA landmark study

Updated on: March 12,2024

New leukemia drug is more effective and easier to use

by Loyola University Health SystemA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA landmark study

Updated on:March 12,2024

Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. L

Updated on: March 30,2024

Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. L

Updated on:March 30,2024

Tissue stiffness is a "mosh pit" where cancer cells thrive

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine being at a packed concert hall with a mosh pit full of dancers creating a wall against outsiders. When target

Updated on: March 24,2024

Tissue stiffness is a "mosh pit" where cancer cells thrive

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine being at a packed concert hall with a mosh pit full of dancers creating a wall against outsiders. When target

Updated on:March 24,2024

Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report us

Updated on: December 28,2023

Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report us

Updated on:December 28,2023