Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Cancer-killing virus therapy shows promise against inoperable skin cancers
Early results show that a new combination of oncolytic virus and immunotherapy is safe and effective against advanced skin cancer in patients with inoperable tumors. …
Read Full ArticleMitochondrial DNA mutations could have profound impact on survival for colorectal cancer patients
Colorectal cancer patients had a 57 to 93 percent decreased risk of death depending on the presence and type of mitochondrial DNA mutations in their tumors. …
Read Full ArticleExcellent outcomes reported for first targeted therapy for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
Results from a collaborative multi-site clinical trial show the success of a new targeted therapy for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. …
Read Full ArticleSmall cell lung cancer: Scientists identify two new therapeutic approaches
Using samples of small cell lung tumors, researchers discovered two new ways to induce tumor cell death. …
Read Full ArticleLow-dose aspirin use linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer death
Low-dose aspirin use prior to diagnosis of colorectal cancer associated with better survival outcomes. …
Read Full ArticleStem cell transplants prevent relapses of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia suffer remarkably fewer relapses when the treatment is paired with a subsequent stem cell transplant. …
Read Full ArticleUprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
A newly developed hydrogel can rapidly revert differentiated cancer cells back to cancer stem cells, which could help develop new cancer therapies. …
Read Full ArticleEngineered immune cells deliver anticancer signal, prevent cancer metastasis
Treatment with engineered immune cells that precisely deliver an anticancer signal to organs shrank tumors and prevented cancer metastasis in mice. …
Read Full ArticleMiscarriage prevention drug may increase cancer risk in adult children
Miscarriage prevention drug may contribute to increasing rates of early-onset cancer in adult offsprings. …
Read Full ArticleRole of glucose metabolism in lung cancer resistance
Glucose metabolism in tumor-associated neutrophils plays a key role in lung cancer development. …
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