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Technique for tracking resistant cancer cells could lead to new treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients

Technique for tracking resistant cancer cells could lead to new treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill those breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The

Technique for tracking resistant cancer cells could lead to new treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill those breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The
Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Uveal mela

Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Uveal mela
Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

by Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityMYC regulated St6galnac4 promotes display of the glycan disialyl-T. (A) Murine T-ALL cell surface sialic acids were quantified at various time points after do

Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

by Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityMYC regulated St6galnac4 promotes display of the glycan disialyl-T. (A) Murine T-ALL cell surface sialic acids were quantified at various time points after do
Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin
Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution

Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution

byCase Western Reserve UniversityIllustrated abstraction demonstrating how frequency-dependent ecological interactions might increase the likelihood of preexisting resistance. Credit:PRX L

Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution

byCase Western Reserve UniversityIllustrated abstraction demonstrating how frequency-dependent ecological interactions might increase the likelihood of preexisting resistance. Credit:PRX L
Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Credit: CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move d

Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Credit: CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move d
A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells
A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressComparison between mutation and methylation fractions in the same cfDNA sample. (A) The correlation between the AF based on mutation and methylation. (B) Comparison of the

A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressComparison between mutation and methylation fractions in the same cfDNA sample. (A) The correlation between the AF based on mutation and methylation. (B) Comparison of the
Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi
First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of
Can chatbots help with genetic testing for cancer risk?

Can chatbots help with genetic testing for cancer risk?

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, researchers found that a

Can chatbots help with genetic testing for cancer risk?

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, researchers found that a
Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRelapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified h

Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRelapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified h