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Precision oncology aids prospects for biliary tract cancer
A study out of Austria suggests gene changes in those with biliary tract cancer offers new avenues for new precision oncology therapies.
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering
In this article Dr Raymond Winquist, Oncology Fellow at Alkermes, covers the longstanding research challenges associated with cytokines: IL-12 and IL-18, and their untapped potential in immunotherapy and immuno-oncology.
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Episode 19 – A current look into adoptive cell therapies
Tune into this podcast to hear experts discussing the current landscape of adoptive cell therapies!
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Amino Acid PET effective in distinguishing brain metastases from treatment-related changes
US study uncovers the best way to treat recurrent or progressive brain metastases using an amino acid PET technique.
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Targeted therapy for treatment-resistant breast cancer
US researchers have uncovered a potential target for treating breast cancer that is resistant to endocrine therapies because of a specific gene mutation.
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Cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment
Findings from the Republic of Ireland, in relation to GLP-1 obesity treatment showcase its ability to restore the body’s natural cancer-killing defences.
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Computational tool gets more out of multi-omics data
US researchers developed a next-generation computational tool called NetBID2 that can uncover difficult-to-identify proteins that drive biological processes contributing to cancer.
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Scientists uncover new insights into rare childhood liver cancer
Researchers from the Netherlands have utilised organoids and the CRISPR-Cas9 "molecular scissor" system to better understand the features and biology of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of liver cancer that affects adolescents and young adults.
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Novel tool helps differentiate between cancerous and healthy cells for AML
Spanish scientists have developed a new method to identify between cancerous and healthy cells for cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
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New treatment pathway for deadly pancreatic cancers
US scientists have used mouse models of pancreatic cancer to identify genes used by tumour cells to grow uncontrollably.
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Recombining drugs helps restore gene’s ability to signal for death of leukaemia cells
US researchers find combination of chloroquine and venetoclax promotes cancer cell death in mouse models with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
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Novel robotic bronchoscope system can help catch lung cancer earlier
Researchers from China have formulated a robotics system that can access areas in the lung non-invasively before cancer diagnosis.
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Stem cell discovery has potential to impact cancer treatments
A team from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered mechanisms that stem cells use to establish cellular identity, a process that will have potential in cancer and targeted treatments.
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Combination therapy prevails against BET inhibitor resistance
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US, scientists created a new combination therapy method to tackle drug resistance in a type of leukaemia with KMT2A gene rearrangement.
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Researchers develop screening model to evaluate potential cervical cancer drugs
Oregon State University researchers have developed a screening model for rapid testing of multiple drug compounds, using a 3D cellular platform.
