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Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

October 21, 2023Gina MauroSelpercatinib resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate compared with cabozantinib or vandetanib in patients

Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

October 21, 2023Gina MauroSelpercatinib resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate compared with cabozantinib or vandetanib in patients
Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc
Study reveals a new approach to enhancing response to immunotherapy in melanoma

Study reveals a new approach to enhancing response to immunotherapy in melanoma

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at

Study reveals a new approach to enhancing response to immunotherapy in melanoma

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at
How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a
Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise

Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise

by Sarah Sasson and Sean Seeho,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick wasdiagnosedwith breast cancer just days after fin

Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise

by Sarah Sasson and Sean Seeho,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick wasdiagnosedwith breast cancer just days after fin
FastGlioma: The AI Model Transforming Glioma Surgery

FastGlioma: The AI Model Transforming Glioma Surgery

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), FastGlioma offers a new level of precision and efficiency in tumor detection, holding the potential to revolutionize glioma surgery.

FastGlioma: The AI Model Transforming Glioma Surgery

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), FastGlioma offers a new level of precision and efficiency in tumor detection, holding the potential to revolutionize glioma surgery.
Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

byIndiana University School of MedicineCredit: Anna CarreraIndiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and

Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence

byIndiana University School of MedicineCredit: Anna CarreraIndiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and
Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially p

Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially p
What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?

What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?

What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?ByCorey WhelanPublished on February 23, 2022Medically reviewed byGagandeep Brar, MDB-cell lymphoma is a type ofnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). N

What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?

What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?ByCorey WhelanPublished on February 23, 2022Medically reviewed byGagandeep Brar, MDB-cell lymphoma is a type ofnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). N
Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to
Basic research opens up new therapeutic opportunities for fighting leukemia

Basic research opens up new therapeutic opportunities for fighting leukemia

byUniversity of Veterinary Medicine—ViennaGenome-wide CRISPR/Cas9-based loss-of-function screen identifies genetic dependencies of STAT3Y640F-driven cells a) Schematic illustration of a competit

Basic research opens up new therapeutic opportunities for fighting leukemia

byUniversity of Veterinary Medicine—ViennaGenome-wide CRISPR/Cas9-based loss-of-function screen identifies genetic dependencies of STAT3Y640F-driven cells a) Schematic illustration of a competit
Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon