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Engineered T cells may be harnessed to kill solid tumor cells

Engineered T cells may be harnessed to kill solid tumor cells

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityThere is now a multitude of therapies to treat cancer, from chemotherapy and radiation to immunotherapy and small molecule inhibitors. Chemotherap

Engineered T cells may be harnessed to kill solid tumor cells

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityThere is now a multitude of therapies to treat cancer, from chemotherapy and radiation to immunotherapy and small molecule inhibitors. Chemotherap
Lung cancer treatment shows promise in tumor models

Lung cancer treatment shows promise in tumor models

by UTSouthwestern Medical Center6TdG induces double stranded breaks and apoptosis in mouse tumors. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44861-8A molecule

Lung cancer treatment shows promise in tumor models

by UTSouthwestern Medical Center6TdG induces double stranded breaks and apoptosis in mouse tumors. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44861-8A molecule
Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTisch Cancer Center scientists have developed unique models of the deadliest blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), creating a transformat

Scientists create powerful, most-accurate tools to research deadliest blood cancer, study says

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTisch Cancer Center scientists have developed unique models of the deadliest blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), creating a transformat
Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

by McMaster UniversityTimothy Whelan is a professor of oncology at McMaster University and a radiation oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre of Hamilton Health Sciences. He holds a Canada Re

Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

by McMaster UniversityTimothy Whelan is a professor of oncology at McMaster University and a radiation oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre of Hamilton Health Sciences. He holds a Canada Re
Mutational signature linking bladder cancer and tobacco smoking found with new AI tool

Mutational signature linking bladder cancer and tobacco smoking found with new AI tool

byUniversity of California - San DiegoGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2022.100179Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for th

Mutational signature linking bladder cancer and tobacco smoking found with new AI tool

byUniversity of California - San DiegoGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2022.100179Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for th
Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla
Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

by Ali Sardyga,Western Sydney UniversityInteriority landmines cycle. In this tunnel, it's mostly safe but it’s like walking in an area that has landmines. You can walk through fine for most

Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

by Ali Sardyga,Western Sydney UniversityInteriority landmines cycle. In this tunnel, it's mostly safe but it’s like walking in an area that has landmines. You can walk through fine for most
Meta-analysis links high-risk Epstein-Barr virus lineage to nasopharyngeal cancer in southern China

Meta-analysis links high-risk Epstein-Barr virus lineage to nasopharyngeal cancer in southern China

byThe University of Hong KongPhylogenetic and population structure analysis. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012263Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine

Meta-analysis links high-risk Epstein-Barr virus lineage to nasopharyngeal cancer in southern China

byThe University of Hong KongPhylogenetic and population structure analysis. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012263Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine
Boosting anti-cancer antibodies by reducing their grip

Boosting anti-cancer antibodies by reducing their grip

byUniversity of SouthamptonIllustration of antibodies binding receptors and stimulating them. Credit: University of SouthamptonNew research from the Centre for Cancer Immunology at the Universit

Boosting anti-cancer antibodies by reducing their grip

byUniversity of SouthamptonIllustration of antibodies binding receptors and stimulating them. Credit: University of SouthamptonNew research from the Centre for Cancer Immunology at the Universit
Study: Palliative care provided at point of oncology surgery does not improve patient outcomes

Study: Palliative care provided at point of oncology surgery does not improve patient outcomes

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that pal

Study: Palliative care provided at point of oncology surgery does not improve patient outcomes

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that pal
The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance

The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance

by Sarah Laskowski,Henry Ford Health SystemCredit: Henry Ford Health SystemGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Response to standard-of-care treatment is po

The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance

by Sarah Laskowski,Henry Ford Health SystemCredit: Henry Ford Health SystemGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Response to standard-of-care treatment is po