Medicine Mathematical Method Developed to Predict Cancer and Drug-specific Immunotherapy Efficacy (Medicine) 2 Feb 2021 Houston Methodist and MD Anderson researchers collaborated on study in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Houston Methodist researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict how specific cancers will respond to immunotherapy treatments,…
Medicine New Therapeutic Target Pinpointed for Stomach Cancer (Oncology / Medicine) 15 Dec 2020 WEHI researchers have identified a key molecular regulator involved in the progression and spread of stomach cancer, suggesting a potential new approach to treat this devastating disease. ©WEHI The team…
Uncategorized Cervical Cancer: New Radiotherapy Technique Prolongs Survival (Oncology / Medicine) 28 Nov 2020 Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer benefit significantly from an innovative radiotherapy technique co-developed by MedUni Vienna under the direction of Richard Pötter and Christian Kirisits. The technique provides better…
Medicine Toward A New Staging System For Prostate Cancer, And Why It Matters (Medicine / Oncology) 22 Oct 2020 The U-M-led development and validation of a staging system for non-metastatic prostate cancer could help doctors and patients assess treatment options, as well as improve clinical trials. Doctors and biostatisticians…
Medicine Researchers Found An Area Of The Brain where Tumor Cells Shelter From Chemotherapy In Childhood Leukaemia (Oncology / Medicine) 26 Sep 2020 Despite current central nervous system‐directed therapies for childhood B‐cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, relapse at this anatomical site still remains a challenging issue. Few reports have addressed the study of…
Medicine Scientists Identified Set Of Genes That Allows Cancer Cells To Avoid Getting Killed By The Immune System (Oncology / Medicine) 24 Sep 2020 The genetic circuits that allow cancer cells to evade destruction by the host immune system remain poorly understood. Now, Keith Lawson and colleagues have identified a phenotypically robust core set…
Medicine We Now Know, How Cannabinoids May Be Useful To Prevent Colon Cancer (Medicine / Oncology) 15 Sep 202015 Sep 2020 Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are caused by unrestrained inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with IBD are at a higher risk of developing…
