Study finds fluorescent guide can help detect tumor left behind after breast cancer surgery

by Mass General BrighamMargin Scoring Schema.Pegulicianine fluorescence-guided surgery (pFGS) readings (positive or negative) from each lumpectomy cavity orientation were compared with hist

Updated on: February 23,2024 19

Study finds fluorescent guide can help detect tumor left behind after breast cancer surgery

by Mass General BrighamMargin Scoring Schema.Pegulicianine fluorescence-guided surgery (pFGS) readings (positive or negative) from each lumpectomy cavity orientation were compared with hist

Updated on:February 23,2024 19

Research finds cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity

bySaint Louis UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch findings published inFrontiers in Immunologyshow that cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunit

Updated on: January 23,2024 15

Research finds cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity

bySaint Louis UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch findings published inFrontiers in Immunologyshow that cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunit

Updated on:January 23,2024 15

Changes in RECIST tumor measures correlate linearly with survival in patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST), used in many clinical trials to evaluate changes in tumor burden over time, c

Updated on: January 28,2024 10

Changes in RECIST tumor measures correlate linearly with survival in patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST), used in many clinical trials to evaluate changes in tumor burden over time, c

Updated on:January 28,2024 10

Even when at low risk, some women should remove fallopian tubes to avoid ovarian cancer, say experts

by Cara MurezMore women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading

Updated on: January 21,2024 15

Even when at low risk, some women should remove fallopian tubes to avoid ovarian cancer, say experts

by Cara MurezMore women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading

Updated on:January 21,2024 15

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard

Updated on: April 23,2024 15

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard

Updated on:April 23,2024 15

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc

Updated on: April 09,2024 16

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc

Updated on:April 09,2024 16

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik

Updated on: April 23,2024 18

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik

Updated on:April 23,2024 18

Arf1 inhibitors promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into tumors by affecting lipid metabolism

by Higher Education PressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHIn recent years, cancer immunotherapies, represented by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), have b

Updated on: March 30,2024 16

Arf1 inhibitors promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into tumors by affecting lipid metabolism

by Higher Education PressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHIn recent years, cancer immunotherapies, represented by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), have b

Updated on:March 30,2024 16

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Updated on: January 22,2024 14

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Updated on:January 22,2024 14

Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterRAS oncogenes work in pairs, known as "dimers." Credit: UT SouthwesternMutated RAS genes are some of the most common genetic drivers of

Updated on: June 01,2024 4

Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterRAS oncogenes work in pairs, known as "dimers." Credit: UT SouthwesternMutated RAS genes are some of the most common genetic drivers of

Updated on:June 01,2024 4

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

T-DXd yields longer overall survival than T-DM1 in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSecond-line treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) led to significantly longer overall survival compared with t

Updated on: February 24,2024 11

T-DXd yields longer overall survival than T-DM1 in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSecond-line treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) led to significantly longer overall survival compared with t

Updated on:February 24,2024 11