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Serendipity reveals an opportunity to improve the success of chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer

July 27, 2023 kinase inhibitor, KIPA, purine-binding protein, Research, TNBC, triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers identified a tumor protein signature that predicts chemotherapy sensitivity and favorable clinical outcomes.

Two slides showing breast cancer cells as blue or green dots on a blue background.

From The Labs

Research reveals markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

September 6, 2022 chemotherapy resistance, microscaled proteogenomics, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

The findings help predict tumor response so that only effective treatments are given.

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Combating triple-negative breast cancer on two fronts delivers promising results

April 28, 2022 combination therapy, CSF1R, macrophages, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers identified a combination therapy for triple-negative breast cancer that results in durable tumor regression in an animal model.

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Targeting MAPK4 may offer a new therapeutic opportunity for TNBC

January 27, 2022 AKT, cancer therapy, MAPK4, PI3K, PI3K inhibitor, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

MAPK4 seems to be involved in promoting triple-negative breast cancer growth and its resistance to certain therapies.

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

January 19, 2021 apoptosis, 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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An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer

December 11, 2018 DPYSL3, Metastasis, proteogenomics, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, vimentin

Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in breast cancer and prompt new avenues for drug development. And

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A potential new purpose for an old drug

November 20, 2018 autophagy, flunarizine, Ras, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

When it comes to finding new drugs to treat breast cancer, some scientists are taking an approach that could expedite the discovery of new treatments.

Momentum

Above and beyond: Breast cancer treatment for the whole person

November 1, 2018 Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Courtney Vastine, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Matthew Ellis, Healthcare, triple-negative breast cancer

Stephanie D. Miller knew breast cancer ran in her family, and with her dense breast tissue, she was religious about getting her annual mammogram. She

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Researchers target what makes triple negative breast cancer grow

April 12, 2018 McNair scholar, PTPN12, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

Scientists have been looking for receptors —molecules on cancer cells — that promote the growth of cancers. But the receptors driving some cancer types like

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What is triple negative breast cancer?

March 3, 2017 Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Jeffrey Rosen, Molecular and cellular biology, triple-negative breast cancer

Breast cancer is a complex disease affecting thousands of Americans every year. However, some types of breast cancer are more aggressive than others, including triple