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Released: 13-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Plant virus treatment shows promise in fighting metastatic cancers in mice
University of California San Diego

An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study from the University of California San Diego.

Newswise: Intense Ultrasound Extracts Genetic Info for Less Invasive Cancer Biopsies #ASA186
6-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Intense Ultrasound Extracts Genetic Info for Less Invasive Cancer Biopsies #ASA186
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

At the University of Alberta, researchers explored how intense ultrasound can release biological indicators of disease from cells. These biomarkers can help identify different types of cancer and inform the subsequent therapy.

   
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Newswise: Project Could Transform Clinical Trials for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Released: 13-May-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Project Could Transform Clinical Trials for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Randomized controlled trials have long been the gold standard for evaluating new therapies. But for pediatric brain tumors, it can be difficult—if not impossible—to enroll the large numbers of patients needed for these studies.

Newswise: Variations in “ancient” immune cells linked to patients’ survival in cancer
Released: 12-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Variations in “ancient” immune cells linked to patients’ survival in cancer
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Newswise: Study: Older Adults With Aggressive Blood Cancer Are Responsive to Treatment and Show Prolonged Survival
Released: 10-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study: Older Adults With Aggressive Blood Cancer Are Responsive to Treatment and Show Prolonged Survival
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.

Released: 10-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Melanoma in darker skin tones: Race and sex play a role, Mayo study finds
Mayo Clinic

Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of all skin-cancer-related deaths, is often detected later in people with darker skin complexions — and the consequences can be devastating, a Mayo Clinic study reveals.

Released: 10-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Combination of breast cancer and chemotherapy may speed up physical decline in older adults
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA-led study suggests women who are 65 years old or older with high-risk breast cancer and are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to develop a substantial decline in physical function.

Released: 9-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Get Ready for ASCO 2024 Annual Meeting
Newswise

ASCO, the largest event in cancer research, is approaching on May 31st. ASCO offers tailored scientific events for oncology professionals, patient advocates, industry representatives, and major media outlets worldwide.

Newswise: Unraveling the link between microbiome and esophageal cancer: new insights from recent research
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unraveling the link between microbiome and esophageal cancer: new insights from recent research
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, with its development and progression potentially influenced by changes in the esophageal microbiome. Recent studies have revealed that specific microbiome compositions might be linked to EC's development, response to treatment, and patient prognosis.

Newswise: UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Blue light improves bladder cancer detection across races; Gamma waves distinguish goal-oriented movements; Giving abnormal bone formation a closer look; Dissecting the HIV-1 transcriptional circuitry

Released: 9-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Adding immune-boosting agent to personalized cancer vaccine supercharges the body's immune defense against malignant brain tumors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response for people with malignant gliomas, an aggressive type of brain tumor that is fast growing and difficult to treat.

Newswise: New study reveals how gender affects liver transplant success in cancer patients
Released: 9-May-2024 7:05 AM EDT
New study reveals how gender affects liver transplant success in cancer patients
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A groundbreaking multicenter cohort study in China has illuminated the impact of sex on the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.

Newswise: Supercharging immune cells to battle blood cancer: breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy
Released: 9-May-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Supercharging immune cells to battle blood cancer: breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study reveals a groundbreaking approach to immunotherapy, demonstrating that blocking the interaction between the CD300A receptor and phosphatidylserine (PS) significantly enhances the ability of human natural killer (NK) cells to lyse hematologic malignancies (HMs).

   
Newswise: Sylvester Cancer Launches New Brain Tumor Institute to Personalize Brain Cancer Treatment
Released: 8-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Cancer Launches New Brain Tumor Institute to Personalize Brain Cancer Treatment
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center today announced establishment of the Sylvester Brain Tumor Institute. It will focus on personalized medicine approaches for treating all patients with brain tumors.

Newswise: Caribbean Teams Innovate to Protect Cancer Patients from Compounding Disasters
Released: 8-May-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Caribbean Teams Innovate to Protect Cancer Patients from Compounding Disasters
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A new Lancet Oncology article describes how climate-driven risks in the Caribbean negatively affect every step in the cancer control continuum, from etiology to survivorship.

Newswise: How ultrasound and microbubbles could deliver immunotherapy to the brain
Released: 8-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
How ultrasound and microbubbles could deliver immunotherapy to the brain
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

How a non-invasive technique temporarily opened the blood-brain barrier to deliver an immunotherapy drug to the brain in a large animal study.


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