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Tag: Cancer
UC San Diego Researchers Convert Pro-Tumor Macrophages into Cancer Killers
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a new therapeutic approach in mouse models that halts drug resistance and cancer progression by using an antibody that induces the immune system via macrophages to seek and kill cancer cells.
New study highlights sociodemographic disparities in oral cancer screening rates
Brigham researchers find lower-income and minority groups less likely to receive recommended cancer
Huntsman Cancer Institute Introduces Cancer Screening and Education Bus to the Community
Today Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah unveiled the Cancer Screening and Education bus. This new, state-of-the-art mobile outreach clinic brings HCI’s clinical and educational expertise and the latest screening technology to residents across Utah, including those who live in distant geographic areas and rural communities.
Huntsman Cancer Institute Introduces Cancer Screening and Education Bus to the Community
Today Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah unveiled the Cancer Screening and Education bus. This new, state-of-the-art mobile outreach clinic brings HCI’s clinical and educational expertise and the latest screening technology to residents across Utah, including those who live in distant geographic areas and rural communities.
CWRU School of Nursing awarded $2.14M National Cancer Institute grant
With a $2.14 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University will measure whether an approach that uses simulation or experiential learning can affectively teach family caregivers not only the skills to take better care of their patient, but better care of their own emotional and physical health amid such incredible stress.
CANDLE Illuminates New Pathways in Fight Against Cancer
As part of the Department of Energy’s role in the fight against cancer, scientists are building tools that use supercomputers to solve problems in entirely new ways.
Nanoscale ‘glass’ bottles could enable targeted drug delivery
Tiny silica bottles filled with medicine and a special temperature-sensitive material could be used for drug delivery to kill malignant cells only in certain parts of the body, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Georgia Institute…
Study identifies mutations linked to familial pancreatic cancer
BOSTON – Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with limited treatment options. It typically comes with an especially poor prognosis due to its lack of symptoms until advanced stages and its ability to resist many anticancer therapies. Identifying…
Dartmouth receives $12.5 million grant to establish Center for Quantitative Biology
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has been awarded a 5-year, $12.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a Center for Quantitative Biology (CQB) that will bring together and enhance initiatives in computational biology, bioinformatics, and…
More cancer cases among women with sleep apnea
Women with severe sleep apnea appear to be at an elevated risk of getting cancer, a study shows. No causal relationship is demonstrated, but the link between nocturnal hypoxia in women and higher cancer risk is still clear. “It’s reasonable…
Green chemists find a way to turn cashew nut shells into sunscreen
Team is working on techniques to produce useful compounds from wood and other fast growing non-edibl
Study: Non-invasive electrical stimulation alters blood flow in brain tumors
First-of-its-kind pilot study suggests repeated treatments could slow tumor growth
MDM2 counteracts resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors for melanoma therapy
A study from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs led by Anna Vilgelm, MD, PhD, and Ann Richmond, PhD, has identified a possible second-line treatment for melanoma patients. The potential treatment would render CDK4/6 inhibitors, a class…
Nanocapsule reaches cancer that has spread to central nervous system in mice
Researchers developed a drug delivery system that can break through the blood-brain barrier in mice.
Two-pronged gene therapy for glioblastoma proves safe in phase 1 trial
A phase 1 clinical trial has demonstrated that a two-step gene therapy treatment was safe and effective in 31 patients with recurrent glioblastoma – a stubborn form of brain cancer – potentially overcoming a major hurdle that has hindered the…
Nanoparticle therapy targets lymph node metastases
Metastasis, in which cancer cells break free from the primary tumor and form tumors at other sites, worsens the prognosis for many cancer patients. The lymph nodes — glands of the immune system located throughout the body — are typically…
First clinical trial of drug-inducible gene therapy yields encouraging preliminary results
Orally administered drug given to 31 patients with recurrent high-grade glioma controlled the transc
Chemical screening suggests a two-pronged treatment for pediatric Ewing sarcoma
For children with Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, a combination of two different classes of drugs may work synergistically to turn off the drivers fueling this disease, finds a new study. The combination appears to be more powerful than…
Age distribution of new obesity-associated cancer cases
What The Study Did: This observational study examines changes in the age distribution of new obesity-associated cancer cases and nonobesity-associated cancer cases from 2000 to 2016 by sex and race/ethnicity. Authors: Siran M. Koroukian, Ph.D., of Case Western Reserve University…
Solving the big problem of measuring tiny nanoparticles
Tiny nanoparticles play a gargantuan role in modern life, even if most consumers are unaware of their presence. They provide essential ingredients in sunscreen lotions, prevent athlete’s foot fungus in socks, and fight microbes on bandages. They enhance the colors…
New proteomics technique gives insights into ubiquitin signalling
Australian researchers are among the first in the world to have access to a new approach to understand intricate changes that control how proteins function in our cells in health and disease. The new proteomics technique called ‘ubiquitin clipping’ allows…
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 54 academic inventors to the Spring 2019 class of NAI Senior Members, including Stanton L. Gerson, MD, Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC).
Boehringer Ingelheim and MD Anderson form unique virtual research and development center to rapidly advance new cancer therapies
Boehringer Ingelheim and MD Anderson have announced a new multi-year partnership to conduct collaborative research, combining the drug-development capabilities of MD Anderson with the pipeline of novel medicines from Boehringer Ingelheim.
Adding MS Drug to Targeted Cancer Therapy May Improve Glioblastoma Outcomes
The multiple sclerosis drug teriflunomide, paired with targeted cancer therapy, markedly shrinks patient-derived glioblastomas grown in mice by reaching stem cells at the tumor’s root, according to a new UC San Diego School of Medicine study published in Science Translational Medicine.
How Cigarette Smoke Makes Head and Neck Cancer More Aggressive
A change in the tumor metabolism due to tobacco exposure could open new treatment avenues in head and neck cancer.
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Announces 2019 National Laureates
An ecologist from Stony Brook University, a theoretical physicist from University of Colorado Boulder and a chemical biologist from Harvard University Three female scientists have been named Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, each receiving $250,000, the…
From Simple Tools to High-Level Buy-In, How Doctors Can Help Cancer Patients Quit Tobacco
Penn study shows Moonshot-funded program is making an impact PHILADELPHIA – A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional buy-in can help increase the number of cancer patients who engage in treatment to help them quit tobacco, data from…
Abstract Winners Selected for Clinical Research Innovation Meeting
Three abstracts focused on improving clinical trials processes have been selected for formal presentation at the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ (AACI) Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) annual meeting, July 9-11, in Chicago. The CRI Steering Committee and CRI Education Committee…
By Cannibalizing Nearby Stromal Stem Cells, Some Breast Cancer Cells Gain Invasion Advantage
Cancer biologists and engineers collaborated on a device that could help predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and U-M College of Engineering have found that breast cancer cells that swallow…
Finding Missing Network Links Could Help Develop New Drugs, Stop Disease, Ease Traffic
Sex, drugs and traffic: Search for missing links in networks could help uncover new cancer treatments, build more efficient traffic networks and stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2019 — A new mathematical model of…
Engineered Cell Evolution May Provide Pathway to Halting Cancer Drug Resistance
STONY BROOK, NY, June 24,, 2019 — A significant problem when treating cancer patients remains drug resistance, which often causes chemotherapy treatments to ultimately fail. Scientists in recent years have hypothesized that cell-cell differences, also known as cell heterogeneity, aides…
SOFIE And University Clinic Heidelberg Sign License Agreement For Theranostics That Target Cancer Associated Fibroblasts
LOS ANGELES and HEIDELBERG, Germany, June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — SOFIE Inc. (SOFIE), a Theranostics company, is pleased to announce an exclusive global license with University Clinic Heidelberg (UKHD) for a class of molecular targeted diagnostics and radiotherapeutics (“theranostics”) that are…
Cancer Research Institute Names New Stars of Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Five U.S. scientists have been awarded $1.25 million each to carry out high-risk, high-reward cancer immunology research with potential to transform cancer treatment • STARs will explore ways to improve outcomes for cancer patients treated with immunotherapy by uncovering and…
NCCN and AstraZeneca Seek Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP) issues request for proposals to improve quality of care for people with stage III, stage IV, and recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [June 20, 2019] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology…
Leading Health and Technology Organizations Release Common Cancer Data Standards to Enable Sharing Across EHR Systems and Improve Patient Care
Chicago – In an effort to advance cancer data sharing and improve the quality and coordination of patient care, three of the nation’s leading health organizations have established a core set of data elements and recommended technical specifications (the Minimal…