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Seeking leukemia's Achilles heel

Seeking leukemia's Achilles heel

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100503A team of researchers h

Seeking leukemia's Achilles heel

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100503A team of researchers h
CYNK-101 Plus Avelumab Mediates ADCC Activity in Select PD-L1+ Solid Tumors

CYNK-101 Plus Avelumab Mediates ADCC Activity in Select PD-L1+ Solid Tumors

November 13, 2022Gina MauroCYNK-101 demonstrated synergistic activity when used in combination with avelumab through antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung

CYNK-101 Plus Avelumab Mediates ADCC Activity in Select PD-L1+ Solid Tumors

November 13, 2022Gina MauroCYNK-101 demonstrated synergistic activity when used in combination with avelumab through antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung
Is AI Ready to Play a Leading Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening?

Is AI Ready to Play a Leading Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening?

by Sharon ReynoldsArtificial intelligence, or AI, is suddenly everywhere. From ChatGPT to automated customer service "representatives,” the ability of computers to perform increasingly complicate

Is AI Ready to Play a Leading Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening?

by Sharon ReynoldsArtificial intelligence, or AI, is suddenly everywhere. From ChatGPT to automated customer service "representatives,” the ability of computers to perform increasingly complicate
Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthA, Prostate specific antigen (PSA) waterfall plot for surgical metastasis-directed therapy. B, PSA waterfall plot for stereotactic body radiation therapy metastasis-direct

Treatment without hormone blockers improves outcomes in solitary prostate cancer metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthA, Prostate specific antigen (PSA) waterfall plot for surgical metastasis-directed therapy. B, PSA waterfall plot for stereotactic body radiation therapy metastasis-direct
Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind five water myths

Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind five water myths

by Oliver A.H. Jones,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe know theimportance of staying hydrated, especially in hot weather. But even for something as simple as a drink of

Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind five water myths

by Oliver A.H. Jones,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe know theimportance of staying hydrated, especially in hot weather. But even for something as simple as a drink of
FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a
Uprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells

Uprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells

A hydrogel developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours in six different human cancer types. This could lead to the development of anti

Uprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells

A hydrogel developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours in six different human cancer types. This could lead to the development of anti
U.S. incidence of thyroid cancer plateaued in 2009

U.S. incidence of thyroid cancer plateaued in 2009

(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2016, the incidence of thyroid cancer reached a plateau and possibly started to decline, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of theJournal o

U.S. incidence of thyroid cancer plateaued in 2009

(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2016, the incidence of thyroid cancer reached a plateau and possibly started to decline, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of theJournal o
Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev

Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev
Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityThe signature of TRIM21low/CD73highis associated with unfavorable immune response. (A) Proteomic data from CPTAC identified that the expression of

Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityThe signature of TRIM21low/CD73highis associated with unfavorable immune response. (A) Proteomic data from CPTAC identified that the expression of
Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved t

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved t