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Genetic profiling of blood cells can predict response to stem cell transplant for patients with MDS

A single blood test and basic information about a patient's medical status can indicate which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are likely to benefit from a stem cell transplant, and the intensity of pre-transplant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy that is likely to produce the best results, according to new research by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

9 Feb 2017

Researchers shed light on how IFT20 protein helps some cancer cells to invade

An international research team has discovered that the IFT20 protein helps some cancer cells to invade by facilitating the transportation of membranes and proteins within parts of the cell.

9 Feb 2017

Melanoma research breakthrough opens up new pathways to treatment

A QUT-driven project has identified the way in which melanoma cells spread, opening up new pathways to treatment via drugs to 'turn off' the invasive gene.

7 Feb 2017

New technique efficiently separates circulating tumor cells in bloodstream

A new research, affiliated with UNIST has been highlighted on the front cover of the January 2017 issue of the prestigious journal Analytical Chemistry. The key finding of this study is the development of a new technique that seperates circulating tumor cells from whole blood at a liquid-liquid interface.

7 Feb 2017

Immune system plays paradoxical role in breast cancer metastasis

The immune system plays a paradoxical role in the spread of breast cancer. Some immune cells contribute to metastasis, while other cells can be activated to strengthen the effect of chemotherapy.

7 Feb 2017

Scientists identify distinct cells in tumours that inhibit immune response to fight cancer

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre scientists have discovered a distinct cell population in tumours that inhibits the body's immune response to fight cancer.

7 Feb 2017

Researchers explore psychosexual development, satisfaction in adult survivors of childhood cancer

A recent analysis showed that although adult survivors of childhood cancer did not differ overall from their peers in terms of their satisfaction with their sex lives and romantic relationships, those who received cancer treatments that were especially toxic to the nervous system were least likely to have had intercourse, be in a relationship, or have children.

6 Feb 2017

New discovery could lead to development of new cancer treatments

Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that can engulf and destroy cancer cells. A research group led by Professor MATOZAKI Takashi, Associate Professor MURATA Yoji, and YANAGITA Tadahiko, discovered that by using an antibody for a particular protein found on macrophages, the macrophage is activated, and cancer cells are effectively eliminated.

6 Feb 2017

New Caltech study shows how chaperones protect ribosomal proteins

For proteins, this would be the equivalent of the red-carpet treatment: each protein belonging to the complex machinery of ribosomes -- components of the cell that produce proteins -- has its own chaperone to guide it to the right place at the right time and protect it from harm.

3 Feb 2017

Researchers reveal how soy consumption impacts common breast cancer treatment

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have used animal models to reveal new information about the impact - positive and negative - that soy consumption could have on a common breast cancer treatment.

1 Feb 2017

Scientists use big data to create map linking breast cancer cell shape and genes

Scientists have created a 'map' linking the shape of breast cancer cells to genes turned on and off, and matched it to real disease outcomes, which could one day help doctors select treatments, according to a study published in Genome Research today (Wednesday).

1 Feb 2017

Tiny transport vesicles and shifts in metabolism can signal big changes in cancer tissues

Microscopic shifts in metabolism and increases in tiny transport vesicles out of tumor cells preface larger changes to the tumor environment and could prepare the way for cancerous cells to spread and metastasize, University of Illinois researchers report.

28 Jan 2017

Delays in availability of new treatments and incomprehensible price rises disadvantage cancer patients

Cancer patients are living longer and in many cases the disease is becoming chronic rather than acute. Access to drugs that help extend life and improve quality of life, and fair prices for those drugs are therefore essential for more and more people.

28 Jan 2017

Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows

In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered the conditions by which specific signals in primary tumors of head and neck and breast cancers, pre-program cancer cells to become dormant and evade chemotherapy after spreading.

28 Jan 2017

Cancer cells proliferate by stealing energy from neighbouring cells, study finds

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered that cancer cells grow by stealing energy from neighbouring cells.

26 Jan 2017

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

New research shows that patient "navigators" are a valuable resource for American Indians and Alaskan Natives with cancer as they try to overcome barriers to diagnosis and care, and may offer a path to improved treatment outcomes.

25 Jan 2017

New project aims to improve efficiency of cytostatic drugs used in cancer treatment

Wilfried Weber, Professor of Synthetic Biology at the University of Freiburg, has received a grant of roughly €150,000 for his project "Hide and Seek with Cancer Drugs" in which he is working to improve the drugs used in cancer treatment

25 Jan 2017

Scientists discover cause of tumour resistance to angiogenesis inhibitors

A new study conducted by MedUni Vienna in collaboration with scientists from Hungary and Sweden has now shown for the first time that the success of specialised drugs to inhibit blood supply to tumours - so-called angiogenesis inhibitors - is compromised by the fact that these drugs do not effectively penetrate the tumour tissue and so do not reach the smallest blood vessels in the tumour.

25 Jan 2017

Study: Half of women treated for early stage breast cancer report severe side effects

Nearly half of women treated for early stage breast cancer reported at least one side effect from their treatment that was severe or very severe, a new study finds.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers explore feasibility of carbon ions for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Approximately 350,000 patients in Germany suffer from various forms of cardiac arrhythmia. The condition can lead to permanent damage as a result of stroke, or it may cause sudden heart failure.

24 Jan 2017

Cancer Therapy News and Research

Genetic profiling of blood cells can predict response to stem cell transplant for patients with MDS

Researchers shed light on how IFT20 protein helps some cancer cells to invade

Melanoma research breakthrough opens up new pathways to treatment

New technique efficiently separates circulating tumor cells in bloodstream

Immune system plays paradoxical role in breast cancer metastasis

Scientists identify distinct cells in tumours that inhibit immune response to fight cancer

Researchers explore psychosexual development, satisfaction in adult survivors of childhood cancer

New discovery could lead to development of new cancer treatments

New Caltech study shows how chaperones protect ribosomal proteins

Researchers reveal how soy consumption impacts common breast cancer treatment

Scientists use big data to create map linking breast cancer cell shape and genes

Tiny transport vesicles and shifts in metabolism can signal big changes in cancer tissues

Delays in availability of new treatments and incomprehensible price rises disadvantage cancer patients

Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows

Cancer cells proliferate by stealing energy from neighbouring cells, study finds

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

New project aims to improve efficiency of cytostatic drugs used in cancer treatment

Scientists discover cause of tumour resistance to angiogenesis inhibitors

Study: Half of women treated for early stage breast cancer report severe side effects

Researchers explore feasibility of carbon ions for treating cardiac arrhythmia

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