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International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im
Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected

Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected

by Wendy Plump,Princeton UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.They hypothesize

Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected

by Wendy Plump,Princeton UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.They hypothesize
Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a
Flu virus variants resistant to new antiviral drug candidate lose pathogenicity, study finds

Flu virus variants resistant to new antiviral drug candidate lose pathogenicity, study finds

by LaTina Emerson,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInfluenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture

Flu virus variants resistant to new antiviral drug candidate lose pathogenicity, study finds

by LaTina Emerson,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInfluenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture
HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterA new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise for tracking HPV-linked he

HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterA new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise for tracking HPV-linked he
Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

byMalaghan Institute of Medical ResearchMalaghan Institute GMP lab where CAR T-cells were manufactured for the phase 1 trial. Credit: Malaghan Institute of Medical ResearchThe Malaghan Institute

Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

byMalaghan Institute of Medical ResearchMalaghan Institute GMP lab where CAR T-cells were manufactured for the phase 1 trial. Credit: Malaghan Institute of Medical ResearchThe Malaghan Institute
Scientists identify gene target to boost effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Scientists identify gene target to boost effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmune checkpoint inhibitors are important medications that boost the immune system's response against vari

Scientists identify gene target to boost effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmune checkpoint inhibitors are important medications that boost the immune system's response against vari
Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

byCancer Research UK| News15 May 2019Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe), a

Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

byCancer Research UK| News15 May 2019Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe), a
Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next-generation selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) camizestrant improved progression-free survival, compar

Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next-generation selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) camizestrant improved progression-free survival, compar
For some small kidney cancers, freezing is more effective than heat treatment

For some small kidney cancers, freezing is more effective than heat treatment

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer

For some small kidney cancers, freezing is more effective than heat treatment

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer