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Researchers create new computer program to map the entire 'hemodynamic landscape' of tumors

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users readily quantify the structural and functional changes in the blood flow networks feeding tumors.

5 Mar 2020

New type of adoptive cell therapy could target prostate and pancreatic cancers in humans

In experiments with mice, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have slowed the growth of transplanted human prostate and pancreatic cancer cells by introducing bone marrow cells with a specific gene deletion to induce a novel immune response.

5 Mar 2020

Combined biopsy more likely to detect aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone

Using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to target and sample suspicious prostate tissue along with a standard prostate biopsy is significantly more likely to detect the most aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone.

5 Mar 2020

New experimental platform for cancer diagnostics, prognoses and testing drugs

Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the disease. So far, as studies at the University of Gothenburg show, this has been unexploited.

4 Mar 2020

A new, promising method for developing drugs that target, block macropinocytosis

With drug resistance a major challenge in the fight against cancer, a discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists could offer new approaches to overcoming the obstacle.

3 Mar 2020

Inhibiting energy production in immune T-cells allows some tumors to escape treatment

A small molecule that inhibits energy production in immune T-cells allows some tumors to escape treatment with an immunotherapy called PD-1 blockade therapy, says a study in mice published today in eLife.

3 Mar 2020

Researchers establish a gene expression profile associated with cachexia in cancer patients

It is estimated that as many as 80% of advanced-stage cancer patients may develop cachexia, a potentially fatal metabolic syndrome characterized by extreme weight loss and muscle wasting, but scientists do not yet fully understand why it is more frequently associated with certain kinds of tumor than others, or why not all cancer patients develop it.

3 Mar 2020

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appear to have discovered a way to make radiation therapy for colorectal cancer more effective by inhibiting a protein found in cancer cells in the gut.

3 Mar 2020

New method maps 3D forces exerted by tiny cell clusters

A team of researchers has developed a new technique to map the three-dimensional forces that clusters of human cells exert on their surrounding environment. The method could potentially help scientists better understand how tissue forms, how wounds heal or how tumors spread.

3 Mar 2020

Blocking immune T-cell regulator may help boost tumor killing, study shows

Immune system T-cells are more able to destroy skin cancer cells when a T-cell regulator called SLAMF6 is missing, a new study in eLife shows.

3 Mar 2020

Density of immune cells could accurately predict survival in patients with stage III colon cancer

The density of immune cells, called tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, when combined with analysis of tumor budding may serve as a method to more accurately predict survival in patients with stage III colon cancer.

3 Mar 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop nanocarrier for more effective cancer drug delivery

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has developed a biocompatible, biodegradable, and economical nanocarrier for safer and more effective delivery of anticancer drugs.

3 Mar 2020

Targeted therapy may increase overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer

Results from 46 patients given treatments that target specific molecular changes in tumor cells suggest that these therapies could help patients with pancreatic cancer whose tumors harbor those changes survive an extra year.

2 Mar 2020

New drug could help significantly improve success rate of cancer immunotherapy

A study led by the University of Southampton, funded by Cancer Research UK, has shown a new drug - originally developed to tackle the scarring of organ tissue - could help to significantly improve the success rate of cancer immunotherapy treatment.

2 Mar 2020

Tapping pre-existing immunity to enhance therapeutic cancer treatment

A new research from the University of Helsinki showed for the first time how the pre-immunization acquired through common childhood vaccines can be used to enhance therapeutic cancer treatment.

2 Mar 2020

Coronavirus pathology findings shows how the disease affects the body

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly across the globe. Since COVID-19 is a new disease, scientists are racing to determine the nature of the virus and how it affects the human body. Now, a team of scientists, have shed light on how the virus affects the respiratory tract. The study provides essential information and descriptions of the early phase pathology of COVID-19 infection.

1 Mar 2020

Tumor News and Research

Researchers create new computer program to map the entire 'hemodynamic landscape' of tumors

New type of adoptive cell therapy could target prostate and pancreatic cancers in humans

Combined biopsy more likely to detect aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone

New experimental platform for cancer diagnostics, prognoses and testing drugs

A new, promising method for developing drugs that target, block macropinocytosis

Inhibiting energy production in immune T-cells allows some tumors to escape treatment

Researchers establish a gene expression profile associated with cachexia in cancer patients

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

New method maps 3D forces exerted by tiny cell clusters

Blocking immune T-cell regulator may help boost tumor killing, study shows

Density of immune cells could accurately predict survival in patients with stage III colon cancer

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop nanocarrier for more effective cancer drug delivery

Targeted therapy may increase overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer

New drug could help significantly improve success rate of cancer immunotherapy

Tapping pre-existing immunity to enhance therapeutic cancer treatment

Coronavirus pathology findings shows how the disease affects the body

Researchers explore the role of SLC25A32 in cancer cell proliferation

Research shows how physical cues drive cell migration, cancer metastasis, and treatment

Two Wake Forest Baptist scientists receive $1.5 million for cancer research

Boehringer Ingelheim and Trutino enter into research collaboration to advance cytokine therapies

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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