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Can Artificial Intelligence–Driven Chatbots Correctly Answer Questions about Cancer?

Can Artificial Intelligence–Driven Chatbots Correctly Answer Questions about Cancer?

by Edward WinsteadArtificial intelligence (AI) technologies have become part of everyday life for many people, helping with mundane tasks such as shopping online and using social media. But can AI-dri

Can Artificial Intelligence–Driven Chatbots Correctly Answer Questions about Cancer?

by Edward WinsteadArtificial intelligence (AI) technologies have become part of everyday life for many people, helping with mundane tasks such as shopping online and using social media. But can AI-dri
NXC-201 Demonstrates Feasibility of BCMA-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory AL

NXC-201 Demonstrates Feasibility of BCMA-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory AL

September 30, 2023Ryan Scotthe novel anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy NXC-201 displayed safety and elicited hematologic and organ responses in patients with relapsed/refractory amyloid light chain amyloid

NXC-201 Demonstrates Feasibility of BCMA-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory AL

September 30, 2023Ryan Scotthe novel anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy NXC-201 displayed safety and elicited hematologic and organ responses in patients with relapsed/refractory amyloid light chain amyloid
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for DiagnosisByLana BandoimUpdated on August 07, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Ozeri, MDRheumatoid arthritis(RA) can be difficult to di

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for DiagnosisByLana BandoimUpdated on August 07, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Ozeri, MDRheumatoid arthritis(RA) can be difficult to di
Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

September 7, 2023Caroline SeymourNo difference in relapse-free survival or non–relapse mortality was seen with intensive vs non-intensive consolidation chemotherapy regimens prior to allogeneic hemato

Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

September 7, 2023Caroline SeymourNo difference in relapse-free survival or non–relapse mortality was seen with intensive vs non-intensive consolidation chemotherapy regimens prior to allogeneic hemato
Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas
NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(NCCN®) is announcing new resources focused on improving quality of life for people with cancer while making sure care planning reflects individual need

NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(NCCN®) is announcing new resources focused on improving quality of life for people with cancer while making sure care planning reflects individual need
Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 25, 202

Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 25, 202
Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the

Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the
Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR
Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe
To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the