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Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anem

Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anem
More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease

More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease

By Cara MurezHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical trial that’s attempting to discover a cure for sickle cell disease has found a new gene therapy to be safe and succe

More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease

By Cara MurezHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical trial that’s attempting to discover a cure for sickle cell disease has found a new gene therapy to be safe and succe
FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a
The phenotypic plasticity effect of cancer cells and how to exploit it

The phenotypic plasticity effect of cancer cells and how to exploit it

by Michael Hesse,Max Planck SocietyMathematical model of tumor heterogeneity and phenotype switching: A detailed analysis. Credit: M.Raatz, MPI for Evolutionary BiologyCancer cells are notorious

The phenotypic plasticity effect of cancer cells and how to exploit it

by Michael Hesse,Max Planck SocietyMathematical model of tumor heterogeneity and phenotype switching: A detailed analysis. Credit: M.Raatz, MPI for Evolutionary BiologyCancer cells are notorious
UC San Diego Moores administers its first personalized cancer vaccine

UC San Diego Moores administers its first personalized cancer vaccine

by Paul Sisson, The San Diego Union-TribuneCredit: Min Yu (Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC),USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterMore than 18 round

UC San Diego Moores administers its first personalized cancer vaccine

by Paul Sisson, The San Diego Union-TribuneCredit: Min Yu (Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC),USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterMore than 18 round
Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es

Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain
How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCount Me In Director Nikhil Wagle and Strategic Advisor Corrie Painter. Credit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardIn the fall of 2018, cancer

How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCount Me In Director Nikhil Wagle and Strategic Advisor Corrie Painter. Credit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardIn the fall of 2018, cancer
Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice

Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice

by Samantha Laine Perfas,Harvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen should start getting regular mammograms at the age of 40, according toa new recommendationbeing dra

Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice

by Samantha Laine Perfas,Harvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen should start getting regular mammograms at the age of 40, according toa new recommendationbeing dra
Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve
Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with operable lung cancer

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with operable lung cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy—given before an

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with operable lung cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy—given before an