Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineFor women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progress

Updated on: January 23,2024

Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineFor women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progress

Updated on:January 23,2024

Study describes how insulinomas, a rare type of pancreatic beta cell tumor, form

byUniversitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaClose-up of insulinoma cells expressing insulin (red). Credit: Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)A study led by Pompeu Fabra University describes the mechanism w

Updated on: July 05,2024

Study describes how insulinomas, a rare type of pancreatic beta cell tumor, form

byUniversitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaClose-up of insulinoma cells expressing insulin (red). Credit: Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)A study led by Pompeu Fabra University describes the mechanism w

Updated on:July 05,2024

What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

by Sathana Dushyanthen and David Kok,The ConversationComparison of differences between traditional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy. Credit:Precision Radiation OncologyProstate c

Updated on: November 10,2024

What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

by Sathana Dushyanthen and David Kok,The ConversationComparison of differences between traditional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy. Credit:Precision Radiation OncologyProstate c

Updated on:November 10,2024

Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cells

by Keck School of Medicine of USCPictured is an artist's rendering of circadian clock proteins BMAL1 and CLOCK influencing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation. The study shows t

Updated on: January 29,2024

Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cells

by Keck School of Medicine of USCPictured is an artist's rendering of circadian clock proteins BMAL1 and CLOCK influencing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation. The study shows t

Updated on:January 29,2024

Drug form of traditional Chinese medicine compound found to improve survival of mice with brain tumors

by Brown UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101019A new study shows how a drug made from a natural compound used in traditional

Updated on: January 30,2024

Drug form of traditional Chinese medicine compound found to improve survival of mice with brain tumors

by Brown UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101019A new study shows how a drug made from a natural compound used in traditional

Updated on:January 30,2024

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:

Updated on: February 20,2024

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:

Updated on:February 20,2024

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the

Updated on: January 22,2024

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the

Updated on:January 22,2024

Experts explain treatment options for a common cancer complication

byThe Endocrine SocietyOsteoclast formation, activity, and pharmacologic inhibition. (A) Osteoclasts develop from osteoclast precursor cells when receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B (RANK)

Updated on: January 22,2024

Experts explain treatment options for a common cancer complication

byThe Endocrine SocietyOsteoclast formation, activity, and pharmacologic inhibition. (A) Osteoclasts develop from osteoclast precursor cells when receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B (RANK)

Updated on:January 22,2024

New computational approach increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Genome Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-023-03016-6To improve therapies for cancer and other diseases, researchers st

Updated on: January 12,2024

New computational approach increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Genome Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-023-03016-6To improve therapies for cancer and other diseases, researchers st

Updated on:January 12,2024

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Updated on: June 24,2024

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Updated on:June 24,2024

Study refines understanding of T cells' action in HIV immune response

by Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe effect of M-T807R1 administration and RAL monotherapy on blood CD8+T cell dynamics. The effects of M-T807R1 on the dynamics of CD8 cells in individual m

Updated on: July 04,2024

Study refines understanding of T cells' action in HIV immune response

by Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe effect of M-T807R1 administration and RAL monotherapy on blood CD8+T cell dynamics. The effects of M-T807R1 on the dynamics of CD8 cells in individual m

Updated on:July 04,2024

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto

Updated on: January 30,2024

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto

Updated on:January 30,2024