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Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T
Researchers develop insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers

Researchers develop insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeSpatial molecular profiling of a resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Fluorescently-labeled probes bind to RNA targets to identify the location of different cell ty

Researchers develop insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeSpatial molecular profiling of a resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Fluorescently-labeled probes bind to RNA targets to identify the location of different cell ty
Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav
Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

byWileyDistribution of trial types by year. For each calendar year, the number of actively accruing trials for which adolescent and young adult patients were eligible is represented as a stacked

Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

byWileyDistribution of trial types by year. For each calendar year, the number of actively accruing trials for which adolescent and young adult patients were eligible is represented as a stacked
Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

byUniversity of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit smoking before starting chemotherapy or

Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

byUniversity of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit smoking before starting chemotherapy or
Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

by American College of SurgeonsBreast cancer cases in females and males in the U.S. from 2015 to 2020. (A) Breast cancer cases in U.S. females from 2015 to 2020. Cases dropped dramatically from 2

Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

by American College of SurgeonsBreast cancer cases in females and males in the U.S. from 2015 to 2020. (A) Breast cancer cases in U.S. females from 2015 to 2020. Cases dropped dramatically from 2
A simple blood test provides personalised therapy for cancer patients

A simple blood test provides personalised therapy for cancer patients

by FreshscienceDr Arutha Kulasinghe. Credit: Queensland University of Technology (QUT)Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can select cancer patients where therapies that use the body&#

A simple blood test provides personalised therapy for cancer patients

by FreshscienceDr Arutha Kulasinghe. Credit: Queensland University of Technology (QUT)Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can select cancer patients where therapies that use the body&#
Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy

Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast can

Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast can
New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could
Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineA study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a strategy for preventing a chronic, slow-growing ty

Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineA study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a strategy for preventing a chronic, slow-growing ty
Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla
New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance