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TLR5 genetic variants may predict antitumor responses to entolimod
4/24/2015
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) researchers examined the characteristics of genetic variants in human toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5), and have found that these genetic variants may predict...
Research finds target to prevent breast cancer relapse
4/24/2015
Researchers have for the first time shown how a specific protein receptor on the surface of breast cells promotes the progression of breast cancer.
A frequent genomic alteration is identified in a rare subset of breast cancer
4/24/2015
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows genomic profiling identifies genomic mutations in a gene associated with a rare subset of breast cancer - mutations that cannot otherwise...
Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, and Inserm, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research institution, have launched BRCA...
Cancer scan could remove need for radiotherapy for cured patients
4/24/2015
A UK National Cancer Research Institute trial led from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has suggested that in patients with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma the late...
Microinjection platform tests multiple cancer drugs in tumors, predicts systemic response
4/24/2015
Data published in Science Translational Medicine show positive findings using patented new technology with multiple cancer drugs tested in xenografted mouse models, canine patients, first-in-human...
FACC-29 gathers authenticated canine cancer cell lines for research and drug development
4/24/2015
New resource helps animal cancer researchers catch contaminated cellsMuch of what we know about cancer and many modern medicines that treat it grow from experiments on cancer cells.
Personalized cancer treatment
4/24/2015
How to identify drugs that work best for each patientMore than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an inexact science at best.
Breast arterial calcification strong predictor of coronary artery calcification
4/24/2015
Mammography could play a significant role in preventing heart disease in womenIn a study to ascertain whether breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected with digital mammography correlates to...
Triple negative breast cancer in African-American women has distinct difference
4/24/2015
What makes triple negative breast cancer more lethal in African American women than White women or women of European descent?