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Hydrogels offer new hope for cancer treatment

Hydrogels are often used as drug delivery systems, but to be effective carriers for anti-cancer drugs, they need to be responsive to varied stimuli in the tumor microenvironment.

8 Apr 2021

Inhibition of NLRP3 complex can reduce inflammation in melanoma patients

Cancer doctors may soon have a new tool for treating melanoma and other types of cancer, thanks to work being done by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

8 Apr 2021

Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer share the same pathway, shows study

When cells are stressed, chemical alarms go off, setting in motion a flurry of activity that protects the cell's most important players. During the rush, a protein called Parkin hurries to protect the mitochondria, the power stations that generate energy for the cell.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers characterize genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across cancer genomes

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, as part of an international collaboration of scientists through the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Consortium, have analyzed the whole genomes of tumor samples from over 2,600 patients with different types of cancer.

7 Apr 2021

New research could rescue failed immunotherapies for treating solid tumors

New research from the UVA Cancer Center could rescue once-promising immunotherapies for treating solid cancer tumors, such as ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancer, that ultimately failed in human clinical trials.

7 Apr 2021

Study reveals new mutations that make cancer resistant to KRAS-targeted therapies

A gene called KRAS is one of the most commonly mutated genes in all human cancers, and targeted drugs that inhibit the protein expressed by mutated KRAS have shown promising results in clinical trials, with potential approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration anticipated later this year.

7 Apr 2021

New grant to Harvard Medical School is boosting efforts to understand and combat rare cancers

Curing cancer has been the dream of countless doctors and researchers over the decades. Yet some types of cancer, whether because they affect relatively few people or lack influential advocates, receive less attention and funding than others.

7 Apr 2021

Researchers discover two new ways to treat small cell lung tumors

Using samples of small cell lung tumors, a research team led by biologist Dr Silvia von Karstedt has discovered two new ways to induce tumor cell death. One of two subsets of tumor cells can be targeted by activating ferroptosis: iron-dependent cell death caused by oxidative stress

7 Apr 2021

$10.8 million grant from NIH helps establish Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center

A $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to address the role of cell and tissue metabolism in rare and common diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity and mitochondrial disorders.

6 Apr 2021

Tissue architecture impacts the evolutionary course of cancer

Tumors are genetically diverse with different mutations arising at different times throughout growth and development.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers explore link between intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

The researcher Gabriela Debesa, member of the research group at Simbiosis led by Andrés Moya at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region (Fisabio), studied the relationship of the intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome (a hereditary illness that predisposes the development of cancer) using tissue samples in formalin and conserved in paraffin.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers define genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers have defined the genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas (uLMS).

6 Apr 2021

Oncogenic RAS mutations are responsible for regrowth of cancer cells following genotoxic therapies

In the fight against cancers, activating mutations in the RAS family of genes stand in the way of finding viable treatment options.

6 Apr 2021

High expression of cell death genes may increase risk of early death from lung cancer

Patients with a high number of genes most associated with pathways that lead to cell death in lung cancer are at increased risk of dying early from their disease, researchers report.

5 Apr 2021

Cavity shave margin resection reduces the rate of positive margins in patients with DCIS

According to the American Cancer Society, a noninvasive breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for approximately one of every four new breast cancer cases in the United States.

5 Apr 2021

Deep learning algorithms improve diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound

Ultrasound is widely used to detect breast cancer early, but misdiagnosis of benign lesions as malignant tumors sometimes leads to unnecessary biopsies.

5 Apr 2021

Families with sick kids on Medicaid seek easier access to out-of-state hospitals

Three-year-old Elizabeth Zakutansky was born with a rare genetic condition that causes multiple seizures. Her neurologist, a top expert on treating her condition, practices at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, less than an hour's drive from the Zakutanskys' home in Hobart, Indiana. Her parents would like her to get all her care there.

5 Apr 2021

Tumor News and Research

Hydrogels offer new hope for cancer treatment

Inhibition of NLRP3 complex can reduce inflammation in melanoma patients

Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer share the same pathway, shows study

Researchers characterize genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across cancer genomes

New research could rescue failed immunotherapies for treating solid tumors

Study reveals new mutations that make cancer resistant to KRAS-targeted therapies

New grant to Harvard Medical School is boosting efforts to understand and combat rare cancers

Researchers discover two new ways to treat small cell lung tumors

$10.8 million grant from NIH helps establish Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center

Tissue architecture impacts the evolutionary course of cancer

Researchers explore link between intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

Researchers define genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas

Oncogenic RAS mutations are responsible for regrowth of cancer cells following genotoxic therapies

High expression of cell death genes may increase risk of early death from lung cancer

Cavity shave margin resection reduces the rate of positive margins in patients with DCIS

Deep learning algorithms improve diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound

Families with sick kids on Medicaid seek easier access to out-of-state hospitals

Study paves way for effective monitoring of chemotherapeutic drug level in cancer patients

Maternal exposure to pesticides may lead to central nervous system tumors during childhood

Treatment resistance in triple-negative breast cancers linked to softer tissue environment

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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