Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based

Updated on: February 18,2024 11

Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based

Updated on:February 18,2024 11

ASCO: liquid biopsy accurate for detecting colorectal cancer

(HealthDay)—Liquid biopsy that identifies circulating tumor cells in a blood sample has high accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study presented at the American Society of C

Updated on: March 30,2024 13

ASCO: liquid biopsy accurate for detecting colorectal cancer

(HealthDay)—Liquid biopsy that identifies circulating tumor cells in a blood sample has high accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study presented at the American Society of C

Updated on:March 30,2024 13

New study unveils epigenetic 'traffic lights' controlling stop and go for gene activity

by Institute of Cancer ResearchAcute depletion of SET1/COMPASS core subunits reveals rapid turnover of H3K4me3.a, Schematic of the degron systems for the targeted degradation of DPY30 and R

Updated on: February 23,2024 20

New study unveils epigenetic 'traffic lights' controlling stop and go for gene activity

by Institute of Cancer ResearchAcute depletion of SET1/COMPASS core subunits reveals rapid turnover of H3K4me3.a, Schematic of the degron systems for the targeted degradation of DPY30 and R

Updated on:February 23,2024 20

Researchers develop liquid biopsy test for pediatric solid tumors

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCopy number alteration detection in liquid biopsies of pediatric solid tumor patients. Summary of copy number alteration (CNA) detection and disease status a

Updated on: January 30,2024 14

Researchers develop liquid biopsy test for pediatric solid tumors

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCopy number alteration detection in liquid biopsies of pediatric solid tumor patients. Summary of copy number alteration (CNA) detection and disease status a

Updated on:January 30,2024 14

Those with the BRCA1 gene mutation may face greater risk for aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure

byNagoya UniversityChrysotile-induced MMs present lower expression levels of Brca1. (A) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining of total BRCA1 on MM samples (bar=25 μm; N≧7).

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Those with the BRCA1 gene mutation may face greater risk for aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure

byNagoya UniversityChrysotile-induced MMs present lower expression levels of Brca1. (A) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining of total BRCA1 on MM samples (bar=25 μm; N≧7).

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

Precision oncology insights revealed for colorectal cancer

by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNext-generation sequencing of tumor DNA from patients with colorectal cancer revealed genetic alterations that were linked to

Updated on: March 12,2024 11

Precision oncology insights revealed for colorectal cancer

by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNext-generation sequencing of tumor DNA from patients with colorectal cancer revealed genetic alterations that were linked to

Updated on:March 12,2024 11

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038

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Researchers discover link between PSA level at time of salvage therapy following surgery and risk of death

by Brigham and Women's HospitalAdjusted estimates of ACM among men illustrating the difference in these estimated among patients in the time-dependent treatment groups of no RT, aRT, salvage

Updated on: February 01,2024 16

Researchers discover link between PSA level at time of salvage therapy following surgery and risk of death

by Brigham and Women's HospitalAdjusted estimates of ACM among men illustrating the difference in these estimated among patients in the time-dependent treatment groups of no RT, aRT, salvage

Updated on:February 01,2024 16

EU approves treatment for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.The

Updated on: January 02,2024 11

EU approves treatment for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.The

Updated on:January 02,2024 11

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

'Bet hedging' explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe efficacy of many FDA-approved cancer drug combinations is not due to synergistic interactions between drugs, but rat

Updated on: March 14,2024 18

'Bet hedging' explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe efficacy of many FDA-approved cancer drug combinations is not due to synergistic interactions between drugs, but rat

Updated on:March 14,2024 18

Molecular mechanisms regulating prostate cancer hypoxia identified

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0A Northwestern Medicine

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Molecular mechanisms regulating prostate cancer hypoxia identified

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0A Northwestern Medicine

Updated on:January 02,2024 9