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A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101142Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively wi

A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101142Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively wi
Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

byLund UniversityEstablishment and application of a COJEC-like treatment protocol using NB PDX models.(A) Schematic representation of the experimental design. Mice were injected subcutaneously (

Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

byLund UniversityEstablishment and application of a COJEC-like treatment protocol using NB PDX models.(A) Schematic representation of the experimental design. Mice were injected subcutaneously (
Osimertinib with savolitinib demonstrates stronger efficacy than osimertinib alone in some patients

Osimertinib with savolitinib demonstrates stronger efficacy than osimertinib alone in some patients

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of osimertinib and savolitinib showed clinically meaningful improvement in objective response

Osimertinib with savolitinib demonstrates stronger efficacy than osimertinib alone in some patients

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of osimertinib and savolitinib showed clinically meaningful improvement in objective response
Increased adenoma detection rate may significantly reduce post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer risk

Increased adenoma detection rate may significantly reduce post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer risk

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA cohort study from the Italian Colorectal Cancer screening program including more than 49,000 colonoscopies found a significant

Increased adenoma detection rate may significantly reduce post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer risk

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA cohort study from the Italian Colorectal Cancer screening program including more than 49,000 colonoscopies found a significant
A new route to blocking children's bone cancer

A new route to blocking children's bone cancer

by Weizmann Institute of ScienceThe lungs of an untreated mouse with Ewing sarcoma (left) contain numerous tumor cells (shown by luminescent colors) that have spread from the bone; the lungs of a

A new route to blocking children's bone cancer

by Weizmann Institute of ScienceThe lungs of an untreated mouse with Ewing sarcoma (left) contain numerous tumor cells (shown by luminescent colors) that have spread from the bone; the lungs of a
Researchers discover enzyme's role in 'natural killer T cell lymphoma'

Researchers discover enzyme's role in 'natural killer T cell lymphoma'

by National University of SingaporeThese findings potentiate an alternative treatment strategy for this aggressive disease. Credit: NUSNatural killer T cell lymphoma (NKTL) is an aggressive form

Researchers discover enzyme's role in 'natural killer T cell lymphoma'

by National University of SingaporeThese findings potentiate an alternative treatment strategy for this aggressive disease. Credit: NUSNatural killer T cell lymphoma (NKTL) is an aggressive form
Vaccination with senescent cells reduces tumor formation in mice

Vaccination with senescent cells reduces tumor formation in mice

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCells that have permanently stopped multiplying, so-called senescent cells, could play an important role in the fight against cancer, acco

Vaccination with senescent cells reduces tumor formation in mice

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCells that have permanently stopped multiplying, so-called senescent cells, could play an important role in the fight against cancer, acco
Study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness

Study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness

byVanderbilt UniversityHyperglycemia increases tumor growth through promoting cell proliferation. (A) Weekly average tumor volume measurements for nondiabetic (Ctrl), diabetic (STZ), and diabeti

Study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness

byVanderbilt UniversityHyperglycemia increases tumor growth through promoting cell proliferation. (A) Weekly average tumor volume measurements for nondiabetic (Ctrl), diabetic (STZ), and diabeti
Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos
Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response

Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response that could change t

Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response that could change t
Impaired histone inheritance accelerates breast cancer growth and metastasis, study shows

Impaired histone inheritance accelerates breast cancer growth and metastasis, study shows

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChromatin states and their associated epigenetic information play a crucial role in maintaining the identity of cells as t

Impaired histone inheritance accelerates breast cancer growth and metastasis, study shows

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChromatin states and their associated epigenetic information play a crucial role in maintaining the identity of cells as t
Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan