Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima

Updated on: February 01,2024 18

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima

Updated on:February 01,2024 18

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Updated on: January 30,2024 10

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Updated on:January 30,2024 10

Researchers identify potential target in myeloid malignancies

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI165510Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelp

Updated on: February 18,2024 17

Researchers identify potential target in myeloid malignancies

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI165510Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelp

Updated on:February 18,2024 17

Study uncovers epigenetic source of resistance to targeted therapy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.07.005When lung cancers driven by mutations in the EGFR gene become resistant to osimertinib or othe

Updated on: February 01,2024 14

Study uncovers epigenetic source of resistance to targeted therapy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.07.005When lung cancers driven by mutations in the EGFR gene become resistant to osimertinib or othe

Updated on:February 01,2024 14

132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

In this February 2018 photograph provided by the Danbury Hospital, a large tumor is prepared to be removed from a patient at the hospital in Danbury, Conn. Doctors removed the 132-pound tumor from a w

Updated on: March 08,2024 10

132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

In this February 2018 photograph provided by the Danbury Hospital, a large tumor is prepared to be removed from a patient at the hospital in Danbury, Conn. Doctors removed the 132-pound tumor from a w

Updated on:March 08,2024 10

Study validates clinical utility of pan-tumor predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy benefit

by Strata OncologyDevelopment of an integrative immunotherapy response score (IRS) model to stratify PD-(L)1 therapy benefit in patients with advanced solid tumors.aReal-world treatment an

Updated on: February 03,2024 19

Study validates clinical utility of pan-tumor predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy benefit

by Strata OncologyDevelopment of an integrative immunotherapy response score (IRS) model to stratify PD-(L)1 therapy benefit in patients with advanced solid tumors.aReal-world treatment an

Updated on:February 03,2024 19

Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial res

Updated on: February 03,2024 11

Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial res

Updated on:February 03,2024 11

Repurposing heart drugs to target cancer cells

by MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainSenescence is a cellular stress response that results in the stable growth arrest of old and damaged cells. The past decade has reve

Updated on: April 07,2024 14

Repurposing heart drugs to target cancer cells

by MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainSenescence is a cellular stress response that results in the stable growth arrest of old and damaged cells. The past decade has reve

Updated on:April 07,2024 14

Researchers develop AI platform to rapidly identify optimal personalised drug combinations for myeloma patients

by National University of SingaporeA multidisciplinary team of researchers from NUShas developed an AI technology platform that could enable doctors to prescribe personalised treatments for

Updated on: June 08,2024 4

Researchers develop AI platform to rapidly identify optimal personalised drug combinations for myeloma patients

by National University of SingaporeA multidisciplinary team of researchers from NUShas developed an AI technology platform that could enable doctors to prescribe personalised treatments for

Updated on:June 08,2024 4

Study shows novel agent can overcome immune dysfunction in cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterVSSP restores myeloid cell frequencies following leukopenia. C57BL/6 mice were injected with CY (200 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) and with two consecutive daily

Updated on: January 22,2024 19

Study shows novel agent can overcome immune dysfunction in cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterVSSP restores myeloid cell frequencies following leukopenia. C57BL/6 mice were injected with CY (200 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) and with two consecutive daily

Updated on:January 22,2024 19

Aerobic exercise cuts chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms

by Lori SolomonA six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer, according to

Updated on: February 23,2024 16

Aerobic exercise cuts chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms

by Lori SolomonA six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer, according to

Updated on:February 23,2024 16

Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit

Updated on: March 12,2024 11

Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit

Updated on:March 12,2024 11