Ice Cream Funds Research Showing New Strategy Against Thyroid Cancer

University of Colorado Cancer Center study shows that stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) may be better against anaplastic thyroid cancer, and with fewer side effects.
21-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Largest-Ever Study of Thyroid Cancer Genetics Finds New Mutations, Suggests Immunotherapy

CU researchers mine data of 583 patient samples of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer and 196 anaplastic thyroid cancers, showing genetic alterations, and "high mutation burden" that is an FDA-approved marker for immunotherapy.
26-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Global ROS1 Initiative Combines Patient Experience with Researcher Expertise to Target ROS1 Cancer Wherever It Grows

University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at AACR 2018 describes new model for patient-researcher collaboration organized not around cancer type but around oncogene that causes many cancers
9-Apr-2018 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Beyond PD-L1: Taking Away TIM3 and Tregs Stops Cancer Regrowth After Immunotherapy

CU Cancer Center study presented at AACR18 shows that TIM3 and/or increased regulatory T cells (Tregs) within a tumor may help cancers inactivate immune system killer T cells that would otherwise identify and attack the cancer.
9-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

When Prostate Cancer Reaches Bone, Bone Cells May Drive Overall Growth of the Disease

When prostate cancer metastasizes to bone, it can become especially dangerous – CU Cancer Center study at AACR18 hints at why: Cells involved in these bone metastases may release signals that drive the progression of the disease.
9-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How Do Melanoma Cells Survive Drug Treatment Long Enough to Acquire Drug Resistance?

University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at AACR 2018 shows that even within three days of treatment, melanoma cells find a way to activate MEK – not with mutations, but with a more flexible and temporary way to allow these cancer...
9-Apr-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Cancer Comes Back All Jacked Up on Stem Cells

Three tumor samples collected over time from a single patient show how cancer evolves in response to treatment.
19-Mar-2018 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Here's How Viruses Inactivate the Immune System, Causing Cancer

"The same mechanisms that viruses use to cause cancer may be key in combating tumors with immune-based therapies or in keeping cancer from developing in the first place," says Sharon Kuss-Duerkop, PhD.
2-Mar-2018 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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