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cancer treatment

From The Labs 

‘Drug factory’ implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice

August 25, 2022August 26, 2022cancer treatment, checkpoint inhibitors, IL-2-producing beads, Mesothelioma, Research

A Baylor College of Medicine-Rice University collaboration is making strides in the treatment of mesothelioma and other cancers.

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From The Labs 

Researchers identify an Achilles’ heel in neuroblastoma

August 16, 2022August 22, 2022cancer treatment, FATP2, fatty acid metabolism, metabolimics, MYCN, neuroblastoma, Research

A metabolic vulnerability in neuroblastoma could be exploited to overturn these tumors’ resistance to therapy.

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From The Labs 

A potentially more effective treatment for HER2 mutant metastatic breast cancer

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022Breast Cancer, cancer treatment, HER2 mutations, lobular breast cancer, Metastasis, neratinib, poziotinib, Research

A phase II clinical trial is on its way to assess the value of poziotinib in the treatment of this devastating condition.

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From The Labs 

Molecular profiling identifies new high-risk subtype of pediatric liver cancer

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022cancer treatment, diagnostic algorithm for cancer, hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, molecular profiling, pediatric liver cancer, Research

The findings support a diagnostic algorithm to identify the cancer subtype and guide specialized treatment.

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From The Labs 

Study seeks to identify biological markers that predict mesothelioma response to treatment

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021cancer treatment, grant, immune checkpoint, Mesothelioma, neoantigens, Research

By taking a close look inside mesothelioma, Dr. B. Burt searches for clues to predict patient’s response to immunotherapy.

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From The Labs 

Study of spliceosome-targeting cancer therapies reveals an overlooked role of mis-spliced RNAs themselves

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021apoptosis, cancer treatment, Immunotherapy, Research, RNA splicing, Spliceosome-targeting therapies, triple-negative breast cancer

Endogenous mis-spliced RNA in tumor cells mimics an RNA virus, leading tumor cells to self-destruct as if fighting an infection.

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From The Labs 

Taking a closer look into the tumor microenvironment with nano-radiomics

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020cancer treatment, nano-radiomics, research; immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment

Nano-radiomics analysis of imaging data assesses changes in the tumor microenvironment that cannot be detected with conventional imaging methods.

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From The Labs 

Playing with the physics of gels leads to a better kidney cancer treatment

May 14, 2020May 21, 2020cancer treatment, FDA approved, Jelmyto, kidney cancer, mitomycin, Research, UGN-101, Urothelial cancer

Effectively treating upper tract urothelial cancer – a cancer of the lining of the kidney or the ureter, the long, thin tube that connects that

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From The Labs 

The Cancer Genome Atlas ten-year study produces game changers for translational research

April 26, 2018April 27, 2018cancer classification, Cancer Genome Atlas, cancer treatment, Research, TCGA

Historically, cancer patients have been classified according to the organs where primary tumors present at diagnosis, and clinical trials commonly test drugs that are designed

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From The Labs 

Image of the Month: Lighting up blood vessels in a tumor

March 1, 2017blood vessels, Cancer, cancer treatment, fluorescent quantum dots, radio frequency fields

When a mouse breast tumor is exposed to radio frequency (RF) electric fields the interaction between RF electric fields and the cancer tissue causes tumor vessels to

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