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New drug combo could make cancer more sensitive to chemo
7/14/2015
Combining chemotherapy with new drugs that target a protein that helps cancer cells to withstand chemotherapy could drastically improve treatment, according to research published in Cancer Cell.
VIB-KU Leuven-ULB researchers uncover genetic alterations in development of skin cancer
7/14/2015
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is one of the most frequent cancers in humans affecting more than half million new persons every year in the world.
Tumors can leverage glucose and another nutrient, acetate, to resist targeted therapies directed at specific cellular molecules, according to Ludwig Cancer Research scientists studying glioblastoma...
New approach to treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia shows promise
7/14/2015
A new compound that locks a disease-related protein into an inactive position stifled the growth of an aggressive form of leukemia in laboratory and animal tests, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer...
Immune cell journey has bloody consequences
7/14/2015
Immune cells that creep across blood vessels trigger potentially fatal bleeding in platelet-deficient mice, according to a report published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Skin cancer marker plays critical role in tumor growth
7/14/2015
Found in many types of cancers, keratin 17 was previously thought to be bystander in development of tumorsNew research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the...
Cancer discovery links experimental vaccine and biological treatment
7/14/2015
A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has linked two seemingly unrelated cancer treatments that are both now being tested in clinical trials.
Chemotherapeutic coatings enhance tumor-frying nanoparticles
7/14/2015
Duke University researchers add a drug delivery mechanism to a nanoparticle therapy already proven to target, heat and destroy tumorsThe cells in this image have turned fluorescent pink...
Cancer survivors wishing to adopt 'need more support'
7/14/2015
A study has revealed cancer survivors may face additional challenges when trying to adopt. Further family planning support for patients is required, suggest the authors.
Cancer spread molecule discovered in prostate cancer
7/14/2015
Drugs that inhibit the newly identified cancer molecule are already in early trials, raising the prospect of new avenues against prostate cancer.