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Combination of biological markers and genetic changes can predict radiation sensitivity

Latest results from a project to discover what makes a cancer patient more likely to suffer adverse side-effects after radiotherapy have shown that a combination of biological markers and certain genetic changes can predict radiation sensitivity.

30 Apr 2019

Pencil beam scanning proved best for preserving cognitive functions in children with brain tumor

A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumors suggests that a type of proton therapy called pencil beam scanning offers the best hope of preserving cognitive functions.

30 Apr 2019

Cannabis, Alcohol and the Epigenome

With the legalization of cannabis in many US states, we explore the epigenetic effects of cannabis, cannabis-derived products, and alcohol.

29 Apr 2019

Single high dose of radiation targeted directly to tumor is safe and effective for prostate cancer

A single high dose of radiation that can be delivered directly to the tumor within a few minutes is a safe and effective technique for treating men with low risk prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the ESTRO 38 conference.

29 Apr 2019

Mesothelioma patients twice as likely to survive when treated with high dose of radiation

Mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years or longer, if they are treated with a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk, according to research presented at the ESTRO 38 conference.

29 Apr 2019

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.

27 Apr 2019

Working to advance accuracy of radiation therapy for pediatric cancer patients

Doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles continue to lead the field of radiation oncology by pushing the leading edge of technological advances. A new report by Arthur Olch, PhD, highlights use of specialized software that could advance treatment accuracy for pediatric cancer patients.

26 Apr 2019

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

For many women who thought they had beaten breast cancer, the news that it has roared back years later comes as an especially cruel diagnosis with no clear answers for why or how it recurs.

25 Apr 2019

Predicting whether a patient will benefit from chemotherapy

Case Western Reserve University researchers and partners, including a collaborator at Cleveland Clinic, are pushing the boundaries of how "smart" diagnostic-imaging machines identify cancers--and uncovering clues outside the tumor to tell whether a patient will respond well to chemotherapy.

25 Apr 2019

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

To explain a person's actions in the present, it sometimes helps to understand their past, including where they come from and how they were raised.

25 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover role of neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers

Using human cancer cells, tumor and blood samples from cancer patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered the role of a neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers. Neurotransmitters are chemical "messengers" that transmit impulses from neurons to other target cells.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic' known to be highly effective against cancer cells as well as drug-resistant bacteria, and have reproduced it synthetically in the lab for the first time.

24 Apr 2019

Blocking BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma

The protein BRAF is a key player in the development of many different types of cancer, including melanoma.

24 Apr 2019

Novel fluorescence imaging system helps surgeons remove small ovarian tumors

Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen.

24 Apr 2019

7th Annual PREDiCT: Tumor Models Boston summit will help scientists to improve cancer research

The 7th Annual PREDiCT: Tumor Models Boston summit will be held on July 16 – 18 2019 in Boston, MA. For its anticipated return, Tumor Models Boston rebrands alongside its sister events in San Francisco, London and Asia to become PREDiCT: Tumor Models Boston as part of the PREDiCT: Tumor Models Series.

From PREDiCT 24 Apr 2019

SibFU scientists create multilayer gilded nanodisks for medical applications

Young scientists from SibFU together with their colleagues from FRC KSC SB RAS are developing a technology for creating multilayer gilded nanodisks for targeted drug delivery and treating malignant tumors using dip pen nanolithography.

24 Apr 2019

Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce cost for breast cancer care, study suggests

A new study suggests that Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce the cost for the first year of breast cancer care in the U.S. by about $50 million (about 2 percent of the overall costs in the first year).

24 Apr 2019

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the University of Illinois found in a new study.

24 Apr 2019

New range prediction approach increases accuracy, safety and tolerability of proton therapy

Today (Tuesday, 23 April) marks the beginning of a new era in treatment planning at the University Proton Therapy Dresden of the University Hospital in Dresden (Germany): For the worldwide first time, a new approach increases the accuracy, safety and probably also the tolerability of proton therapy.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers engineer new molecules to help stop lung cancer

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the majority of lung cancer cells relates directly to the availability of a crucial oxygen-metabolizing molecule.

24 Apr 2019

Tumor News and Research

Combination of biological markers and genetic changes can predict radiation sensitivity

Pencil beam scanning proved best for preserving cognitive functions in children with brain tumor

Cannabis, Alcohol and the Epigenome

Single high dose of radiation targeted directly to tumor is safe and effective for prostate cancer

Mesothelioma patients twice as likely to survive when treated with high dose of radiation

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

Working to advance accuracy of radiation therapy for pediatric cancer patients

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

Predicting whether a patient will benefit from chemotherapy

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover role of neurotransmitter in the spread of aggressive cancers

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

Blocking BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma

Novel fluorescence imaging system helps surgeons remove small ovarian tumors

7th Annual PREDiCT: Tumor Models Boston summit will help scientists to improve cancer research

SibFU scientists create multilayer gilded nanodisks for medical applications

Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce cost for breast cancer care, study suggests

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

New range prediction approach increases accuracy, safety and tolerability of proton therapy

Researchers engineer new molecules to help stop lung cancer

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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