Soluble immune checkpoint factors in blood as potential biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy for ICI cancer immunotherapy

by Kindai UniversityThe concentration of soluble PD-L1m PD-1, CTLA4 in plasma were highly correlated with the expression of genes associated with exhaustion in the peripheral CD8+T cells. R valu

Updated on: April 06,2024

Soluble immune checkpoint factors in blood as potential biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy for ICI cancer immunotherapy

by Kindai UniversityThe concentration of soluble PD-L1m PD-1, CTLA4 in plasma were highly correlated with the expression of genes associated with exhaustion in the peripheral CD8+T cells. R valu

Updated on:April 06,2024

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother

Updated on: June 08,2024

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother

Updated on:June 08,2024

Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based

Updated on: February 18,2024

Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based

Updated on:February 18,2024

Japan to trial 'world's first urine test' to spot cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for

Updated on: March 01,2024

Japan to trial 'world's first urine test' to spot cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for

Updated on:March 01,2024

Researchers identify link between cancer-causing gene and aging

by University of PittsburghMice lacking the gene Myc (left) have greyer coats and other signs of advanced aging compared to normal mice (right) of the same age. Credit: Taylor StevensA gene calle

Updated on: February 23,2024

Researchers identify link between cancer-causing gene and aging

by University of PittsburghMice lacking the gene Myc (left) have greyer coats and other signs of advanced aging compared to normal mice (right) of the same age. Credit: Taylor StevensA gene calle

Updated on:February 23,2024

Many non-small cell lung cancer Medicare patients not staged according to guidelines, leading to higher mortality rates

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSummary of imaging findings from the SEER-Medicare linked database for patients with non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving subsequent radiat

Updated on: January 15,2024

Many non-small cell lung cancer Medicare patients not staged according to guidelines, leading to higher mortality rates

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSummary of imaging findings from the SEER-Medicare linked database for patients with non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving subsequent radiat

Updated on:January 15,2024

Video distraction helps kids undergo cancer radiotherapy, study finds

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Stanford UniversityWatching distracting videos helps children with cancer avoid the need for anesthesia during radiation treatments, a Stanford Medici

Updated on: January 23,2024

Video distraction helps kids undergo cancer radiotherapy, study finds

by Erin Digitale,Stanford UniversityCredit: Stanford UniversityWatching distracting videos helps children with cancer avoid the need for anesthesia during radiation treatments, a Stanford Medici

Updated on:January 23,2024

Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood

byAmerican Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04187Despite significant advances, mortality from brain tumors remains high with five-yea

Updated on: January 04,2024

Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood

byAmerican Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04187Despite significant advances, mortality from brain tumors remains high with five-yea

Updated on:January 04,2024

Access to cancer care can be just as important as care itself, new paper says

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first step in addressing cancer is getting to your doctors' appointments. But that's not so easy

Updated on: February 03,2024

Access to cancer care can be just as important as care itself, new paper says

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first step in addressing cancer is getting to your doctors' appointments. But that's not so easy

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researcher patents 'roach motel' for cancer

by Louisa Kellie,University of Texas at ArlingtonA cancer trap. Credit: UTAThe University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts an

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researcher patents 'roach motel' for cancer

by Louisa Kellie,University of Texas at ArlingtonA cancer trap. Credit: UTAThe University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts an

Updated on:June 04,2024

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables

Updated on: May 23,2024

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables

Updated on:May 23,2024

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

Updated on: January 30,2024

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

Updated on:January 30,2024