Posts Tagged ‘metastasis’
New drug shows encouraging survival in pancreatic cancer
An early clinical trial finds a Wee1 kinase inhibitor combined with radiation and gemcitabine is safe and potentially effective against pancreatic cancer. …
Read Full ArticleKey to targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer
An international team of researchers has revealed how aggressive pancreatic cancer cells change their environment to enable easy passage to other parts of the body …
Read Full ArticleElectromagnetic fields may hinder spread of breast cancer cells
Electromagnetic fields might help prevent some breast cancers from spreading to other parts of the body, …
Read Full Article‘Bone in a dish’ opens new window on cancer initiation, metastasis, bone healing
Researchers in Oregon have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue with an unprecedented level of precision, from its microscopic crystal structure to its biological activity. …
Read Full ArticleDiscovery shows how difficult-to-treat prostate cancer evades immune system
Study reports pre-clinical development of novel treatment and potential for combination use with immunotherapy drugs. …
Read Full ArticleNew alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
Researchers found that the mEAK-7 protein is highly expressed in metastatic lung cancer cells but not in non-cancerous cells, …
Read Full ArticleNew cancer treatment targets bone metastases while sparing bone
Researchers have developed and tested on mice a therapeutic treatment that uses engineered stem cells to target and kill cancer bone metastases …
Read Full ArticleTargeted therapy combination improves survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Results of the BEACON CRC Phase III trial have shown that a combination of three targeted therapies significantly improved overall survival in patients …
Read Full ArticleDe-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
About one of every five breast cancers presents with high levels of HER2 proteins. Known as HER2-positive breast cancer, these tumors typically show aggressive behavior …
Read Full ArticleNew target for drug intervention in Alzheimer’s disease identified
Scientists have identified an enzyme in the brain that may be an intriguing target for interventions against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. …
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