Adding vaccine to immunotherapy for liver cancer shows promise in early trial

by Dennis ThompsonClinical response. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02894-yA custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to sh

Updated on: April 28,2024

Adding vaccine to immunotherapy for liver cancer shows promise in early trial

by Dennis ThompsonClinical response. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02894-yA custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to sh

Updated on:April 28,2024

New insights into treating a rare leukemia

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaA study at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is sheddi

Updated on: April 10,2024

New insights into treating a rare leukemia

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaA study at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is sheddi

Updated on:April 10,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on: March 30,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on:March 30,2024

The new prostate cancer blood test with 94 per cent accuracy

byUniversity of East AngliaProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a new blood test to detect prostate cancer with greate

Updated on: January 12,2024

The new prostate cancer blood test with 94 per cent accuracy

byUniversity of East AngliaProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryResearchers at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a new blood test to detect prostate cancer with greate

Updated on:January 12,2024

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc

Updated on: May 06,2024

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc

Updated on:May 06,2024

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

Experimental drug to treat liver cancer shows evidence of activity with manageable side effects

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new drug that inhibits an enzyme playing a crucial role in cell division and growth has shown signs of a

Updated on: February 20,2024

Experimental drug to treat liver cancer shows evidence of activity with manageable side effects

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new drug that inhibits an enzyme playing a crucial role in cell division and growth has shown signs of a

Updated on:February 20,2024

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class

Updated on: February 23,2024

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class

Updated on:February 23,2024

New computer platform helps match patients with cancer to trials of targeted therapy

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMatchMiner overview of data flow and modes of use. a) Data inputs from patients and trials are utilized by the MatchEngine to match patients to trials. b) Shown are

Updated on: January 12,2024

New computer platform helps match patients with cancer to trials of targeted therapy

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMatchMiner overview of data flow and modes of use. a) Data inputs from patients and trials are utilized by the MatchEngine to match patients to trials. b) Shown are

Updated on:January 12,2024

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

Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report us

Updated on: December 28,2023

Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report us

Updated on:December 28,2023

Brain cancer breakthroughs using the immune system offer hope against glioblastoma

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Human Brain ProjectA flurry of new studies suggest scientists are finally figuring out how to harness the immune system to attack a ruthless form of brain canc

Updated on: March 30,2024

Brain cancer breakthroughs using the immune system offer hope against glioblastoma

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Human Brain ProjectA flurry of new studies suggest scientists are finally figuring out how to harness the immune system to attack a ruthless form of brain canc

Updated on:March 30,2024