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Innovative strategy uses genetically modified viruses to selectively attack tumor cells

Scientists at the IDIBAPS Biomedical Research Institute and at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine lead a study in which they have designed a new strategy to get genetically modified viruses to selectively attack tumor cells without affecting healthy tissues.

16 Mar 2017

New Smilow Liver Cancer Program aims to maximize value of care for patients

In the last 10 years there has been a constant growth in the number of patient with primary liver cancer treated at Yale New Haven Hospital and at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

15 Mar 2017

Exact replication studies may accelerate development of better cancer treatments

In response to rising concern that many published scientific results may be false, the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology set out to replicate findings from the 50 most cited cancer studies from 2010-2012.

15 Mar 2017

LJI researchers unravel molecular underpinnings of exhausted T cells

One reason we survive into adulthood is that cell-killing T cells usually recognize and eliminate cancerous or pathogen-infected cells.

15 Mar 2017

Antibody treats pediatric brain tumors safely and effectively in mice

Five types of pediatric brain cancer were safely and effectively treated in mice by an antibody that causes immune cells to engulf and eat tumors without hurting healthy brain cells, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Mar 2017

Drug combination delivered by nanoparticles may keep melanoma from becoming resistant to treatment

The first of a new class of medication that delivers a combination of drugs by nanoparticle may keep melanoma from becoming resistant to treatment, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

15 Mar 2017

Remnant fetal tissue could contribute to enlarged prostate in later life

New research from Michigan State University indicates that embryonic tissue, key to the development of a baby's gender, could contribute to an enlarged prostate, or BPH, in men later in life.

14 Mar 2017

ASA encourages patients to take simple steps before surgery for safe outcomes

If surgery is in your future, it's never too early to prepare. Whether you're having an outpatient procedure or a major operation involving a hospital stay, the American Society of Anesthesiologists encourages you to take simple steps to be ready for the big day, starting with talking with your physician anesthesiologist, a vital member of your care team.

14 Mar 2017

Study traces molecular roots of uterine carcinosarcoma using genomic, proteomic analyses

Researchers have charted the complex molecular biology of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive gynecologic cancer, according to a study published on March 13 in Cancer Cell.

13 Mar 2017

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

To reduce costs and improve quality of care, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has made reducing readmission rates a priority, yet research studies presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2017 Annual Meeting for Women’s Cancer question the use of the metric in surgeries performed in patients with ovarian cancer.

13 Mar 2017

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown.

13 Mar 2017

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Targeting cancer stem cells may be a more effective way to overcome cancer resistance and prevent the spread of squamous cell carcinoma — the most common head and neck cancer and the second-most common skin cancer, according to a new study by cancer researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

10 Mar 2017

Exercise helps gastrointestinal cancer patients cope better with side effects of chemotherapy

Walking or jogging helps patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer to cope better with the side effects of chemotherapy.

10 Mar 2017

Combination therapy that targets immune-busting cells effective in treating advanced prostate cancer

Advanced prostate cancer resistant to castration therapy appears to respond well to a combination of immune checkpoint blockades and treatments that target certain immune-busting cells commonly associated with poor patient prognosis and therapy resistance.

10 Mar 2017

Researchers discover unexpected link between brain development and tumor invasion

Researchers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology have observed that a protein called SHANK prevents the spread of breast cancer cells to the surrounding tissue.

9 Mar 2017

TSRI chemists devise versatile molecule-building tool for creating new drugs and chemical products

Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute have devised a versatile molecule-building tool for creating new drugs and other chemical products.

9 Mar 2017

TSRI researchers develop new drug candidates to target prostate and triple negative breast cancers

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to target prostate and triple negative breast cancers.

9 Mar 2017

Fraunhofer researchers develop method that enables focused ultrasound to treat liver tumors

Focused ultrasound can effectively destroy tumor cells. Until now, this method has only been used for organs such as the prostate and uterus.

9 Mar 2017

Drug could activate innate anti-tumor immunity to eradicate aggressive prostate cancer in mice

Cabozantinib, a drug already used to treat patients with certain types of thyroid or kidney cancer, was able to eradicate invasive prostate cancers in mice by causing tumor cells to secrete factors that entice neutrophils - the first-responders of the immune system - to infiltrate the tumor, where they triggered an immune response that led to tumor clearance.

9 Mar 2017

Research findings show effective way to harness anti-tumor potential of macrophages in cancer therapy

For all the success of a new generation of immunotherapies for cancer, they often leave an entire branch of the immune system's disease-fighting forces untapped.

9 Mar 2017

Tumor News and Research

Innovative strategy uses genetically modified viruses to selectively attack tumor cells

New Smilow Liver Cancer Program aims to maximize value of care for patients

Exact replication studies may accelerate development of better cancer treatments

LJI researchers unravel molecular underpinnings of exhausted T cells

Antibody treats pediatric brain tumors safely and effectively in mice

Drug combination delivered by nanoparticles may keep melanoma from becoming resistant to treatment

Remnant fetal tissue could contribute to enlarged prostate in later life

ASA encourages patients to take simple steps before surgery for safe outcomes

Study traces molecular roots of uterine carcinosarcoma using genomic, proteomic analyses

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Exercise helps gastrointestinal cancer patients cope better with side effects of chemotherapy

Combination therapy that targets immune-busting cells effective in treating advanced prostate cancer

Researchers discover unexpected link between brain development and tumor invasion

TSRI chemists devise versatile molecule-building tool for creating new drugs and chemical products

TSRI researchers develop new drug candidates to target prostate and triple negative breast cancers

Fraunhofer researchers develop method that enables focused ultrasound to treat liver tumors

Drug could activate innate anti-tumor immunity to eradicate aggressive prostate cancer in mice

Research findings show effective way to harness anti-tumor potential of macrophages in cancer therapy

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Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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