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MSK researchers identify potential biomarker of response to checkpoint immunotherapy

In recent years, immune-based treatments for cancer have buoyed the hopes of doctors and patients alike. Drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have provided lifesaving benefits to a growing list of people with several types of cancer, including melanoma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, and many more.

25 Aug 2021

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

Common blood-pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests.

19 Aug 2021

Experimental drug and immunotherapy combination shows promise in bladder cancer study

A new study in mice found that adding the experimental drug entinostat to an immunotherapy-like treatment substantially boosted cancer remission.

16 Aug 2021

Women voice frustration over antibiotic use and limited treatment options for UTIs

Women with frequent urinary tract infections say they're unhappy with what they perceive as their doctors' overuse of antibiotics and with the limited treatment options available to them, according to a study led by researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai.

4 Aug 2021

Immersion in virtual reality can be used to alleviate the discomfort of medical procedures

Pain relief typically involves anesthetic but VR also provides a new technology to limit some of the pain experienced in medical procedures.

12 Jul 2021

Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

Having multiple chronic health conditions and living in a rural area were the top two factors affecting increased healthcare system contact among older patients with bladder cancer, a research team has found.

7 Jul 2021

UTA chemist develops cancer medication that uses light to destroy tumor cells

A chemist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a cancer medication that uses light to target and destroy tumor cells in a process known as photodynamic therapy (PDT).

29 Jun 2021

Novel approach to molecular drug design paves way for promising bladder cancer therapy

A new approach to molecular drug design has yielded a highly promising bladder cancer drug, which induced rapid shedding of tumor cells and resulted in a significant reduction in tumour size when used in clinical trials.

28 Jun 2021

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

A blood test that can detect tiny amounts of circulating cancer DNA may be able to identify risk of cancer recurrence and guide precision treatment in bladder cancer following surgery, according to a clinical study led byProfessor Tom Powles from Queen Mary University of London andBarts Health NHS Trust.

21 Jun 2021

Study: Cancer cells grown in culture dishes have less parity with their human sources

In a bid to find or refine laboratory research models for cancer that better compare with what happens in living people, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have developed a new computer-based technique showing that human cancer cells grown in culture dishes are the least genetically similar to their human sources.

18 Jun 2021

SWOG researchers to present practice-changing research at virtual ASCO 2021

"SWOG always brings an impressive portfolio of work to the ASCO annual meeting," said SWOG Chair Charles D. Blanke, MD, "and this year I'm particularly excited about the research our investigators are presenting because it includes results that are likely to be practice-changing."

1 Jun 2021

Male bladder cancer vulnerability could be exploited to design new therapeutic strategies

A protein variant common in malignant bladder tumor cells may serve as a new avenue for treating bladder cancer.

29 Apr 2021

Researchers develop a new method for the detection and evolution of kidney cancer

The research groups Mintota and Photochemistry Reactivity Group of the faculties of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Valencia have developed a method for the detection and evolution of kidney cancer through urine and the dispersion of gold nanoparticles, in what is the first system that will provide reliable information on the existence and progress of this pathology.

21 Apr 2021

Bladder Cancer News and Research

Latest Bladder Cancer News and Research

MSK researchers identify potential biomarker of response to checkpoint immunotherapy

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

Experimental drug and immunotherapy combination shows promise in bladder cancer study

Women voice frustration over antibiotic use and limited treatment options for UTIs

Immersion in virtual reality can be used to alleviate the discomfort of medical procedures

Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

UTA chemist develops cancer medication that uses light to destroy tumor cells

Novel approach to molecular drug design paves way for promising bladder cancer therapy

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

Study: Cancer cells grown in culture dishes have less parity with their human sources

SWOG researchers to present practice-changing research at virtual ASCO 2021

Male bladder cancer vulnerability could be exploited to design new therapeutic strategies

Researchers develop a new method for the detection and evolution of kidney cancer

Phase 1 clinical trial to test a new, potential method against cancer

Study explores long-term outcomes and costs of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Over-expression of LRRN4CL gene linked to metastasis of certain cancers to the lungs

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Bladder cancer is more aggressive and advanced in South Texas, study shows

COVID-19 and lung cancer have a common pathway, say researchers

Using complementary disinfection strategies to make swimming pools safer

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Bladder Cancer News and Research

Latest Bladder Cancer News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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