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Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

by Leah Buletti,University of FloridaThe one-pot EXTRA-CRISPR miRNA assay. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01033-1A team of University of Florida

Researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

by Leah Buletti,University of FloridaThe one-pot EXTRA-CRISPR miRNA assay. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01033-1A team of University of Florida
Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new translational study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers analyzed genetic changes in the or

Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new translational study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers analyzed genetic changes in the or
Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed
Key discovery advances fight to reduce breast cancer recurrence

Key discovery advances fight to reduce breast cancer recurrence

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolLoss of Gα13 in ER+ breast cancer cells leads to increased cell growth and tumour development, suggesting that Gα13 may suppress tumours in this subtype of cancer. Credi

Key discovery advances fight to reduce breast cancer recurrence

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolLoss of Gα13 in ER+ breast cancer cells leads to increased cell growth and tumour development, suggesting that Gα13 may suppress tumours in this subtype of cancer. Credi
Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge
Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an international, multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3

Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an international, multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3
Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at
New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University
Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterFor newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, adherence to guideline-based quality indicators is low, according to a study published onl

Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterFor newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, adherence to guideline-based quality indicators is low, according to a study published onl
Treatment strategies for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck

Treatment strategies for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck

by Impact Journals LLCCT-scan in a coronal section showing an adenoid cystic carcinoma as an inhomogeneous mass in the rightmaxillary sinus with infiltration of neighboring structures. Credit: 2023 Du

Treatment strategies for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck

by Impact Journals LLCCT-scan in a coronal section showing an adenoid cystic carcinoma as an inhomogeneous mass in the rightmaxillary sinus with infiltration of neighboring structures. Credit: 2023 Du
Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

byWashington University in St. LouisA new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the quality of care for lung cancer in the U.S. varies widely.

Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

byWashington University in St. LouisA new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the quality of care for lung cancer in the U.S. varies widely.
CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressModeling of the impact of tumor N-glycans on the targeting by CAR T cells. Left, the N-glycan decoration of tumors 1) repels CAR T cells by impeding immunological syna

CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressModeling of the impact of tumor N-glycans on the targeting by CAR T cells. Left, the N-glycan decoration of tumors 1) repels CAR T cells by impeding immunological syna