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Reader of epigenetic marks could be 'game changer' for certain cancers
4/19/2016
If genes form the body's blueprint, then the layer of epigenetics decides which parts of the plan get built.
BerGenBio presents new data demonstrating that BGB324 enhances checkpoint inhibitor blockade
4/19/2016
BerGenBio AS announces that preclinical data demonstrating that lead compound, BGB324, combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors has the potential to synergistically improve treatment of human...
Technique could help identify patients who would suffer chemo-induced heart damage
4/19/2016
Cancer patients who receive a particular type of chemotherapy called doxorubicin run a risk of sustaining severe, lasting heart damage.
NTU scientists invent bubble technology which can shoot drugs deep into tumors
4/19/2016
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have invented a new way to deliver cancer drugs deep into tumour cells.
Liver cancer may be diagnosed from altered sugar metabolism
4/19/2016
Scientists have discovered that in the liver, cancer cells have a much lower level of fructose metabolism than healthy cells, and identify a gene product as a potential biomarker.
Newly identified genetic markers may help guide treatment selection in breast cancer
4/19/2016
Two previously unrecognized genetic markers may predict whether breast cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy followed by tamoxifen, according to preclinical research from Roswell Park...
Cellular Trojan horse yields potential cancer treatment
4/19/2016
A collaborative Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) co-led team has found proof-of-concept evidence for a potential cancer treatment that leverages microparticles...
UT Southwestern research shows 98 percent cure rate for prostate cancer using SBRT
4/19/2016
A five-year study shows that Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to treat prostate cancer offers a higher cure rate than more traditional approaches, according to researchers at UT...
Shining light on brain tumors
4/19/2016
New method allows surgeons to identify brain tumors in real time. When operating on cancer, surgeons want to remove tumors and not healthy tissue.
First computer program developed to detect DNA mutations in single cancer cells
4/19/2016
Discovery may have application for cancer diagnosis and treatment, personalized medicine.