Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Cleveland Clinic designed a way to screen brain tumor cells and identify potential drug targets missed by other methods. The team successfully used their technique to find a glioblastoma cancer gene that, when blocked, extends mouse survival rates. In a study published in Nature, the...
Category: <span>Cancer</span>
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New research offers hope to neuro-tumor patients
New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young, people affected by the hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). This condition is characterised by the development of multiple tumours of the nervous system such as schwannomas, meningiomas and ependymomas, each associated with mutations in a gene...
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Cancer vaccines help patients get tumor-free in 2 studies
Cancer vaccines — which are intended to help patients fight cancer by enlisting the individuals’ own immune systems to attack cancer cells —showed promise in two small new studies. In both studies, researchers used experimental cancer vaccines to treat patients who had the deadly skin cancer melanoma . And in both studies, tumors completely disappeared...
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Using Light to Activate Genes and Kill Cancer
Scientists at Kyoto University in Japan have developed a gene delivery system, involving gold nanorods and a near infrared laser, which can transport a gene into cells and activate it. Changing gene expression is a powerful way to affect cell behavior, and scientists hope to use this approach to treat a variety of diseases. Researchers...
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Chemotherapy could cause cancer to SPREAD and grow back even more aggressive, new study claims
The drug is often regarded as the first option for breast cancer patients But scientists at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found evidence that this is only a short-term solution – and can be dangerous While shrinking the tumors, it opens a gateway for tumors to spread, they said Cancer becomes almost impossible...
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Chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery might fuel metastasis
When breast cancer patients get chemotherapy before surgery to remove their tumor, it can make remaining malignant cells spread to distant sites, resulting in incurable metastatic cancer, scientists reported last week. The main goal of pre-operative (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy for breast cancer is to shrink tumors so women can have a lumpectomy rather than a more...
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Delaying lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect survival rates
Postponing lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis doesn’t adversely impact long-term clinical outcomes, according to new study findings published online as an “article in press” on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication. Every year, about 87,000 people are diagnosed with melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society....
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New technique ‘breaks the legs’ of cancer tumour cells
By using tiny gold rods and infrared light A new treatment halts the spread of cancer by “breaking the legs” of tumour cells. Scientists used tiny gold rods to smash the leg-like protrusions called filopodia that help cancer cells up-anchor and move. Laboratory tests on human cancer cells showed that rendering them limbless thwarted...
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Blocking cancer—scientists find new way to combat disease
New findings published in Nature Chemical Biology show promise for finding new solutions to treat lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Kentucky continues to lead the nation in incidence and death rates from lung cancer, and the University of Kentucky is committed to reducing these numbers. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer is among the leading...
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New antibody uses 1-2 punch to potentially treat blood cancers
Antibody PF-06747143 both attacks AML tumor cells and moves them from the nurturing bone marrow environment into the peripheral blood streams, where they are more vulnerable. Researchers have developed a two-pronged approach to blood cancer treatment: 1) attacking cancer cells directly and/or 2) driving them from the nurturing bone marrow environment into the peripheral blood...