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Healthy gut bacteria can travel to other parts of the body and boost antitumor immunity

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumors elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs.

9 Mar 2023

People with atopy have lower prevalence of cancers in extracutaneous sites and reduced melanoma risk

Fewer cases of melanoma were observed in people with a history of atopic diseases, such as allergic asthma or rhinitis, than in nonatopic people.

6 Mar 2023

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Cell membrane protrusions called blebs that typically signify the end of life for healthy cells do the opposite for melanoma cells, activating processes in these cells that help them to survive and spread, a UT Southwestern study suggests.

3 Mar 2023

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recurring than similar patients who received the drug only after surgery.

1 Mar 2023

Study characterizes N-terminal domain structure of a ubiquitin ligase TRAF6

A team of international scientists has recently characterized the structure of tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) N-terminal domain for therapeutic purposes.

28 Feb 2023

Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with immunotherapy stops skin cancer growth

The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked their escape from melanoma tumors, experiments in mice and human cells show.

27 Feb 2023

Comparative study on retinoic acid-inducible gene-I of humans and bats

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers cloned and functionally characterized the virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) sensor, retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I), from the microbat Myotis daubentonii (Yangochiroptera suborder) and the megabat Rousettus aegyptiacus (Yinpterochiroptera suborder), and compared them to the human ortholog.

15 Feb 2023

Your money or your life: Patient on $50,000-a-week cancer drug fears leaving behind huge medical debt

After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye cancer — weekly drug infusions that could cost nearly $50,000 each — Paul Davis learned Medicare had abruptly stopped paying the bills.

14 Feb 2023

New method for detecting cancers could help provide clearer disease prognoses

Thanks to a new prognostic method for detecting cancers including cancer of the large intestine, doctors could provide clearer disease prognoses and predict which patients will respond best to immunotherapy.

9 Feb 2023

Immunosuppressive drug methotrexate linked to increased risk of three types of skin cancer

The immunosuppressive drug methotrexate (MTX) can be linked to an elevated risk of three types of skin cancer, a new study by University of Gothenburg researchers shows.

7 Feb 2023

MIT study helps shed light on why the immune system mounts a dull response to lung cancer

Immunotherapy - drug treatment that stimulates the immune system to attack tumors - works well against some types of cancer, but it has shown mixed success against lung cancer.

3 Feb 2023

Researchers develop new biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection

New biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection and avoid delays in treatment are being developed by researchers at the University of South Australia.

3 Feb 2023

Research reveals a candidate drug and biomarker to target uveal melanoma

Findings from an international research study involving Irish and Spanish patients reveal a candidate drug and biomarker that could be used to manage uveal melanoma.

2 Feb 2023

'Outside-the-box' method of teaching AI models opens the prospect of finding new cancer treatments

A new 'outside-the-box' method of teaching artificial intelligence (AI) models to make decisions could provide hope for finding new therapeutic methods for cancer, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

1 Feb 2023

MD Anderson and Federation Bio collaborate to design and manufacture a synthetic microbial consortium

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Federation Bio today announced a strategic collaboration to design and manufacture a complex, synthetic microbial consortium with the goal of expanding the number of cancer patients who respond to immunotherapy.

1 Feb 2023

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Healthy gut bacteria can travel to other parts of the body and boost antitumor immunity

People with atopy have lower prevalence of cancers in extracutaneous sites and reduced melanoma risk

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

Study characterizes N-terminal domain structure of a ubiquitin ligase TRAF6

Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with immunotherapy stops skin cancer growth

Comparative study on retinoic acid-inducible gene-I of humans and bats

Your money or your life: Patient on $50,000-a-week cancer drug fears leaving behind huge medical debt

New method for detecting cancers could help provide clearer disease prognoses

Immunosuppressive drug methotrexate linked to increased risk of three types of skin cancer

MIT study helps shed light on why the immune system mounts a dull response to lung cancer

Researchers develop new biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection

Research reveals a candidate drug and biomarker to target uveal melanoma

'Outside-the-box' method of teaching AI models opens the prospect of finding new cancer treatments

MD Anderson and Federation Bio collaborate to design and manufacture a synthetic microbial consortium

Researchers develop new way to increase the potency of cancer vaccines

Study finds link between tumor microbiome and immune system in sarcoma patients

Magnetic microrobot probe can quantify the stiffness and traction forces of cell colonies and embryos in vivo

Activated neutrophils can become potent cancer fighters

Study identifies the DNA roots of resistance to targeted cancer therapy

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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