Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the fields of cancer metabolism and rare genetic disorders of metabolism, has announced new data from the ongoing Phase 1 dose escalation study of AG-221 as...
Southampton scientists make breakthrough in understanding of rare blood cancer
12/09/2014
A breakthrough in understanding of a rare form of blood cancer could lead to significant improvements in treatment for patients.
Screening for matrix effect in leukemia subtypes could sharpen chemotherapy targeting
12/09/2014
Location, location, location goes the old real estate proverb but cancer also responds to its neighborhood, particularly in the physical surroundings of bone marrow cells where human myeloid...
Prevention of prostate cancer growth and spread achieved in animal studies
12/09/2014
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed a critical step in the journey from a basic science discovery in the lab to a potential clinical application, showing...
Colon cancer cells in situ co-opt fibroblasts in surrounding tissue to break out
12/09/2014
It means cancer "in place" but a carcinoma "in situ" often does not want to keep its place.
HPV vaccination not linked with risky sexual behavior among teenage girls
12/09/2014
Sexual behavior of teenage girls does not appear to be affected by routine human papilloma virus vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ.
New association between smoking, loss of the Y chromosome and cancer
12/09/2014
In a new study, published in Science, researchers at Uppsala University demonstrate an association between smoking and loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells.
This discovery has a potential application in the treatment of certain blood disorders for which there is currently no cure. The study was led by Dr.
HPV vaccination not linked with risky sexual behavior among teenage girls
12/09/2014
Sexual behavior of teenage girls does not appear to be affected by routine human papilloma virus vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ.
Breast density notification laws substantially increase costs yet save few lives
12/08/2014
Laws requiring supplemental ultrasound screening for women with dense breasts would substantially increase costs and save relatively few lives, according to an article published in Annals of...