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Some prostate tumors transition from being glandular to more nerve-like in response to drugs that block the androgen receptor; a new preclinical study examines the underlying mechanisms and uncovers a promising countermeasure.
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Findings offer clues to why some types of renal cell carcinoma respond to immunotherapy while others do not.
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Trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of histotripsy against liver tumors at eight U.S. sites
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ApoE has known roles in cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s, but was not previously implicated in pancreatic cancer.
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The findings in human cells and animal models suggest potential approaches to improve immunotherapy treatment against cancer.
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Approach opens a new avenue to study the biology of acute leukemia and for the development new drugs.
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Stopping the interaction between KRAS and the protein AGO2 slowed tumor growth in mouse models.
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Vaccines and other policies could help keep in check a disease that’s becoming increasingly common worldwide.
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Using next-generation sequencing, the UPSeq test assesses 15 biomarkers to find aggressive prostate cancer that can be missed by biopsies or imaging tests.
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MiTF renal cell carcinoma can masquerade as other subtypes and may not respond as well to front-line therapies.
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Study findings support the recent FDA approval of the immunotherapy agent for patients whose cancers have high number of mutations.
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Why you should consider participating in a clinical trial and what to expect from the experience.
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Scientists have long sought to target the interaction between the proteins p53 and Mdm2 in tumor cells, but their interaction in immune cells may be just as important.
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The new approach blocks the interaction between cancer cells and immune receptors, showing promise in mice.
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Breast cancer stem cells from patients with different racial and ethnic backgrounds showed important differences in activation of immune response-related genes in mouse models.