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For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal
Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new

Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new
Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainColon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to

Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainColon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to
Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death

Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupSamilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD (The Ohio State University) is the lead author on an analysis of the insurance status of 9800 breast cancer patients and their clinical outco

Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupSamilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD (The Ohio State University) is the lead author on an analysis of the insurance status of 9800 breast cancer patients and their clinical outco
Fourth SARS-CoV-2 vaccination also protects cancer patients

Fourth SARS-CoV-2 vaccination also protects cancer patients

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaReceptor-Binding Domain and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Interaction Inhibition in Patients With Hematologic Malignant Neoplasm With or Without

Fourth SARS-CoV-2 vaccination also protects cancer patients

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaReceptor-Binding Domain and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Interaction Inhibition in Patients With Hematologic Malignant Neoplasm With or Without
SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with early-stage breast cancer, 10-year outcomes are similar for treatment with partial breast irradiation (PBI) and whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study prese

SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with early-stage breast cancer, 10-year outcomes are similar for treatment with partial breast irradiation (PBI) and whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study prese
Study finds calcium, vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer mortality in long term

Study finds calcium, vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer mortality in long term

by Elana GotkineFor postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up,

Study finds calcium, vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer mortality in long term

by Elana GotkineFor postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up,
Study shows clinical benefit of a new way of treating advanced ER+ breast cancer

Study shows clinical benefit of a new way of treating advanced ER+ breast cancer

by University of LiverpoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA research paper published today inThe Lancet Oncologydemonstrates that the drug enobosarm, a selective androgen receptor m

Study shows clinical benefit of a new way of treating advanced ER+ breast cancer

by University of LiverpoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA research paper published today inThe Lancet Oncologydemonstrates that the drug enobosarm, a selective androgen receptor m
Revealing one of the mechanisms by which thyroid cancer becomes resistant to lenvatinib-a

Revealing one of the mechanisms by which thyroid cancer becomes resistant to lenvatinib-a

by Shinshu UniversityThe EGFR-mediated pathway, which is not targeted by lenvatinib, is activated for survival in thyroid cancer cells under the potent inhibition of the VEGFR and FGFR families by len

Revealing one of the mechanisms by which thyroid cancer becomes resistant to lenvatinib-a

by Shinshu UniversityThe EGFR-mediated pathway, which is not targeted by lenvatinib, is activated for survival in thyroid cancer cells under the potent inhibition of the VEGFR and FGFR families by len
New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

by Angela Yeager,Oregon Health & Science UniversityQuantification of CD8+T cells by multispectral flow cytometry in an ex vivo co-culture assay. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine&nbsp

New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

by Angela Yeager,Oregon Health & Science UniversityQuantification of CD8+T cells by multispectral flow cytometry in an ex vivo co-culture assay. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine&nbsp
Disorderly DNA helps cancer cells evade treatment

Disorderly DNA helps cancer cells evade treatment

byNorthwestern UniversityWhen the chromatin packing is heterogenous and disordered, a cell demonstrates more plasticity. Credit: Northwestern UniversityEach cell in the human body holds a full t

Disorderly DNA helps cancer cells evade treatment

byNorthwestern UniversityWhen the chromatin packing is heterogenous and disordered, a cell demonstrates more plasticity. Credit: Northwestern UniversityEach cell in the human body holds a full t
Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate cancer

Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate cancer

by Impact Journals LLCProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryA new editorial paper was published inOncotargettitled "Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate

Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate cancer

by Impact Journals LLCProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryA new editorial paper was published inOncotargettitled "Unveiling the non-canonical functions of EZH2 in prostate