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Researchers show liquid biopsies can catch disease progression early in high-risk neuroblastoma

Researchers show liquid biopsies can catch disease progression early in high-risk neuroblastoma

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer that develops from early nerve cells and accounts for up to 10% of chil

Researchers show liquid biopsies can catch disease progression early in high-risk neuroblastoma

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer that develops from early nerve cells and accounts for up to 10% of chil
Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother
Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin
The right moves: How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis

The right moves: How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUnder the microscope, MSK scientists studied how cells in a mouse embryo (green) move out and break away from their original tissue by contrac

The right moves: How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUnder the microscope, MSK scientists studied how cells in a mouse embryo (green) move out and break away from their original tissue by contrac
Researchers pinpoint why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific therapy

Researchers pinpoint why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific therapy

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0With more targeted

Researchers pinpoint why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific therapy

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0With more targeted
Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameThe biochip is used to detect biomarkers for glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. Credit: Matt Cashore / University of Notre DameResearchers at th

Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameThe biochip is used to detect biomarkers for glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. Credit: Matt Cashore / University of Notre DameResearchers at th
Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. co

Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. co
Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk f

Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk f
A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104437In a May publication iniScience, researchers led by Ludwig Johns Hopkins's

A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104437In a May publication iniScience, researchers led by Ludwig Johns Hopkins's
'Hard to lose' mutations in tumors may predict response to immunotherapy

'Hard to lose' mutations in tumors may predict response to immunotherapy

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe figure shows the interactions between immune cells (white) and tumor cells harboring persistent mutations (red) in the context of immunotherapy (

'Hard to lose' mutations in tumors may predict response to immunotherapy

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe figure shows the interactions between immune cells (white) and tumor cells harboring persistent mutations (red) in the context of immunotherapy (
Lab-grown tumors predict treatment outcomes in landmark study

Lab-grown tumors predict treatment outcomes in landmark study

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteA 3D structure of an organoid formed from human bowel cancer cells. Blue marks the nucleus of the individual cell, green is a protein that sticks each cell toget

Lab-grown tumors predict treatment outcomes in landmark study

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteA 3D structure of an organoid formed from human bowel cancer cells. Blue marks the nucleus of the individual cell, green is a protein that sticks each cell toget
Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

by University of Southern CaliforniaA microscope image of brain cancer cells, a glioma tumor type known as anaplastic astrocytoma. Credit: Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at USC and UC San Dieg

Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

by University of Southern CaliforniaA microscope image of brain cancer cells, a glioma tumor type known as anaplastic astrocytoma. Credit: Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at USC and UC San Dieg