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Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy
Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T
'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma

'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalThe study authors (from left) Ying Shao, Yu Liu, PhD, and John Easton, PhD. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearchers h

'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalThe study authors (from left) Ying Shao, Yu Liu, PhD, and John Easton, PhD. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearchers h
Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D
Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

by Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Rush University Medical CenterCancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the

Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

by Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Rush University Medical CenterCancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the
Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan
Liver cancer: Molecular signaling pathway of tumor development decoded

Liver cancer: Molecular signaling pathway of tumor development decoded

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a malignant disease of the liver cells, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths. Whil

Liver cancer: Molecular signaling pathway of tumor development decoded

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a malignant disease of the liver cells, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths. Whil
Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteOverall survival in the intention-to-treat population. This is the planned final analysis of overall survival in the intent-to-treat population of all randomly assi

Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteOverall survival in the intention-to-treat population. This is the planned final analysis of overall survival in the intent-to-treat population of all randomly assi
Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers
More accurate biomarkers needed to ensure melanomas are spotted

More accurate biomarkers needed to ensure melanomas are spotted

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageNew biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection and avoid delays in treatment are being developed by researchers at the University of Sou

More accurate biomarkers needed to ensure melanomas are spotted

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageNew biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection and avoid delays in treatment are being developed by researchers at the University of Sou
People who live in countryside are less likely to survive cancer

People who live in countryside are less likely to survive cancer

by Rosalind Adam, Peter Murchie And Romi Carriere,The ConversationThe extra load. Credit: Gozha Net, CC BY-SAIt is easy to romanticise about escaping to the country, with its clean air, green sp

People who live in countryside are less likely to survive cancer

by Rosalind Adam, Peter Murchie And Romi Carriere,The ConversationThe extra load. Credit: Gozha Net, CC BY-SAIt is easy to romanticise about escaping to the country, with its clean air, green sp
Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)CDK9 isoforms regulate DNA damage response.AWestern blot analysis of CDK9 in HeLa cells transfected with siRNA CDK9 (siCDK9) or control (siCTR)

Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)CDK9 isoforms regulate DNA damage response.AWestern blot analysis of CDK9 in HeLa cells transfected with siRNA CDK9 (siCDK9) or control (siCTR)