Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show

Updated on: January 04,2024

Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show

Updated on:January 04,2024

New research explores options for motherhood in lung cancer patients

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusOverall survival of women 18-44 with advanced lung cancer by oncogene driver (N=48). Note: Data truncated at 10 years. One woman with ALK rearranged lung cancer died

Updated on: January 13,2024

New research explores options for motherhood in lung cancer patients

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusOverall survival of women 18-44 with advanced lung cancer by oncogene driver (N=48). Note: Data truncated at 10 years. One woman with ALK rearranged lung cancer died

Updated on:January 13,2024

A new way to help the immune system fight back against cancer

by Kaine Korzekwa,University of Wisconsin-MadisonImmune cells, which look like small, clear circles, next to a small red sphere of neuroblastoma (cancer) cells. When researchers add an anti-neur

Updated on: May 07,2024

A new way to help the immune system fight back against cancer

by Kaine Korzekwa,University of Wisconsin-MadisonImmune cells, which look like small, clear circles, next to a small red sphere of neuroblastoma (cancer) cells. When researchers add an anti-neur

Updated on:May 07,2024

How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women treated for breast cancer have something else in common: they worry about the cancer coming back.

Updated on: January 02,2024

How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women treated for breast cancer have something else in common: they worry about the cancer coming back.

Updated on:January 02,2024

Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressTREM2 expression is higher in GBM tumors than normal brain tissue and inversely correlates with patient outcome. (A) Box plots of TREM2 expression in IDH1/2–wi

Updated on: February 24,2024

Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressTREM2 expression is higher in GBM tumors than normal brain tissue and inversely correlates with patient outcome. (A) Box plots of TREM2 expression in IDH1/2–wi

Updated on:February 24,2024

Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put

Updated on: January 30,2024

Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put

Updated on:January 30,2024

Researchers discover potential new melanoma treatment, giving hope to patients

by Hunter Medical Research InstituteTumor response, PFS, and OS. A, Spider plot of tumor burden change of target lesions in reference to the baseline tumor burden in 18 patients with measurable t

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers discover potential new melanoma treatment, giving hope to patients

by Hunter Medical Research InstituteTumor response, PFS, and OS. A, Spider plot of tumor burden change of target lesions in reference to the baseline tumor burden in 18 patients with measurable t

Updated on:January 30,2024

Using mice with humanized immune systems to test cancer immunotherapies

byKobe UniversityCurrently developed cancer immunotherapies modify the interaction of cancer cells and the immune system, making drug testing targeting human cancer outside of clinical trials di

Updated on: January 26,2024

Using mice with humanized immune systems to test cancer immunotherapies

byKobe UniversityCurrently developed cancer immunotherapies modify the interaction of cancer cells and the immune system, making drug testing targeting human cancer outside of clinical trials di

Updated on:January 26,2024

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on:June 04,2024

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death

Updated on: January 16,2024

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death

Updated on:January 16,2024

Study finds AI empowers patients before and after seeing physicians for radiation oncology treatment

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients about to undergo radiation oncology treatment have lots of questions. Could ChatGPT be the best way to get answers?A new

Updated on: April 06,2024

Study finds AI empowers patients before and after seeing physicians for radiation oncology treatment

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients about to undergo radiation oncology treatment have lots of questions. Could ChatGPT be the best way to get answers?A new

Updated on:April 06,2024

Key insights from statistical modeling of cancer patient life expectancy

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the progress in treatment for most cancer types, there is a growing interest to understand the overall impact of a cancer diagnosis t

Updated on: April 06,2024

Key insights from statistical modeling of cancer patient life expectancy

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the progress in treatment for most cancer types, there is a growing interest to understand the overall impact of a cancer diagnosis t

Updated on:April 06,2024