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AI could enhance prediction of treatment response among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Artificial intelligence deep learning algorithms may predict response to systemic treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

23 Mar 2020

Stem cells establish contacts with nerves in tissue regeneration and cancer progression

Researchers at the University of Zurich show that different stem cell populations are innervated in distinct ways.

23 Mar 2020

Research reveals rising rates of liver cancer

New research reveals rising rates of liver cancer around the world, despite advances aimed at preventing the disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

23 Mar 2020

Using 'young NK cells' could improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients

Immunotherapy that involves treating cancer with the body's own immune cells, or those of a matched donor, shows promise in clinical trials for some patients, but not all.

22 Mar 2020

Newly discovered molecule in the lymphatic system could play a role in autoimmune diseases

A study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery has discovered a molecule in the lymphatic system that has the potential to play a role in autoimmune disease.

22 Mar 2020

Plasma monitoring of EGFR mutations in NSCLC may help predict resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 11 reported that at clinical progression, 64 EGFR T790M plasma positive patients were subjected to second line-treatment with osimertinib and strictly monitored during the first month of therapy.

22 Mar 2020

Discovery shows a novel opportunity for DOT1L inhibitors in cancer treatment

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 11 reported that in order to understand the molecular mechanism of the dependency in MM, the research team examined gene expression changes upon DOT1L inhibition in sensitive and insensitive cell lines and discovered that genes belonging to the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway and protein synthesis machinery were specifically suppressed in sensitive cells.

22 Mar 2020

Researchers invent new method to map sugar structures of blood-thinning drug

The blood-thinning drug heparin is used all over the world. But, the underlying sugar structures of heparin and the wider family of heparan sulfate sugars in cells have not been fully mapped.

22 Mar 2020

Lab-on-chip device to monitor how extracellular matrix responds to disease

Similarly to how a picked lock gives away that someone has broken into a building, the stiffening of a structure surrounding cells in the human body can indicate that cancer is invading other tissue.

21 Mar 2020

Older cancer patients taking multiple medications are at higher risk of hospitalization

As adults age, they accumulate a number of medications for chronic conditions. Older patients take anywhere between 5-15 medications per year, which increases the risk that some of the drugs will counteract each other.

21 Mar 2020

Researchers discover why some prostate cancers are more aggressive

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered why some prostate cancers are more aggressive, spread to different parts of the body, and ultimately cause death.

20 Mar 2020

New data research tool launched to provide a true picture of the UK Life Science industry

A powerful new data research tool has been launched today to better inform policy-makers, strategic investors and companies focused on the UK Life Science industry.

20 Mar 2020

Mask shortage straps pharmacists who need them to keep medicines pure

Pharmacy staff who prepare IV drugs inside hospitals are the latest health care workers decrying a shortage of masks as they scramble to prepare medications for patients with everything from cancer to COVID-19.

20 Mar 2020

AI may help predict tumor sensitivity to systemic cancer therapies

Using standard-of-care computed tomography scans in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, researchers utilized artificial intelligence to train algorithms to predict tumor sensitivity to three systemic cancer therapies.

20 Mar 2020

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up - older patients who face the highest risk of serious illness or death from the rapid spread of COVID-19, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

20 Mar 2020

Immunotherapy treatment shows promise for some patients with advanced rare cancers

A study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated acceptable toxicity and anti-tumor activity in patients with four types of advanced, hard-to-treat rare cancers.

20 Mar 2020

Research aimed at increasing shelf life of radiation drugs offers hope for cancer patients

People with hard-to-reach cancers in the kidney, gut and prostate will have improved hope for early diagnosis and treatment with new research aimed at increasing the shelf life of revolutionary radiation drugs.

19 Mar 2020

Novel MRI contrast agent for early detection of brain metastases

A group of researchers led by Leif Schroeder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie have found a way to detect metastases in certain types of cancer in the brain at an early stage, using only minimal amounts of contrast agent.

19 Mar 2020

Substances linked to bladder cancer found in the urine of e-cigarette users

An analysis of evidence from multiple scientific studies found six substances that have a strong link to bladder cancer in the urine of people who had used electronic cigarettes and sometimes other tobacco products, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and NYU Langone Health reported.

19 Mar 2020

Dietary sugar has negative impact on health independent of obesity

Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity reports a new study led by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK.

19 Mar 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

AI could enhance prediction of treatment response among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Stem cells establish contacts with nerves in tissue regeneration and cancer progression

Research reveals rising rates of liver cancer

Using 'young NK cells' could improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients

Newly discovered molecule in the lymphatic system could play a role in autoimmune diseases

Plasma monitoring of EGFR mutations in NSCLC may help predict resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Discovery shows a novel opportunity for DOT1L inhibitors in cancer treatment

Researchers invent new method to map sugar structures of blood-thinning drug

Lab-on-chip device to monitor how extracellular matrix responds to disease

Older cancer patients taking multiple medications are at higher risk of hospitalization

Researchers discover why some prostate cancers are more aggressive

New data research tool launched to provide a true picture of the UK Life Science industry

Mask shortage straps pharmacists who need them to keep medicines pure

AI may help predict tumor sensitivity to systemic cancer therapies

As coronavirus spreads widely, millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds

Immunotherapy treatment shows promise for some patients with advanced rare cancers

Research aimed at increasing shelf life of radiation drugs offers hope for cancer patients

Novel MRI contrast agent for early detection of brain metastases

Substances linked to bladder cancer found in the urine of e-cigarette users

Dietary sugar has negative impact on health independent of obesity

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