tumor microenvironment Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/tumor-microenvironment/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:05:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png tumor microenvironment Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/tumor-microenvironment/ 32 32 122339384 Study reveals heterogeneity of bone metastases across different and same cancer types https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/19/from-the-labs-study-reveals-heterogeneity-of-bone-metastases-across-different-and-same-cancer-types/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/19/from-the-labs-study-reveals-heterogeneity-of-bone-metastases-across-different-and-same-cancer-types/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:00:59 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=42557 The results of this study suggest a need to investigate different treatment strategies for different immune ecosystem patterns in bone metastases.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/19/from-the-labs-study-reveals-heterogeneity-of-bone-metastases-across-different-and-same-cancer-types/feed/ 0 42557 Image of the Month: A closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/06/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-metastatic-medulloblastoma/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/06/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-metastatic-medulloblastoma/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 15:00:18 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=42138 The image captures metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) intertwined with blood vessels (magenta) in the leptomeninges of a mouse model of the human condition.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/06/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-metastatic-medulloblastoma/feed/ 0 42138 Partners in crime: Metastatic medulloblastoma recruits local fibroblasts to support its spread and growth https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/01/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-metastatic-medulloblastoma-recruits-local-fibroblasts-to-support-its-spread-and-growth/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/01/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-metastatic-medulloblastoma-recruits-local-fibroblasts-to-support-its-spread-and-growth/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 15:00:44 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=42098 This novel discovery shows how tumor and non-tumor cells work together to create an environment that backs up cancer growth.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/05/01/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-metastatic-medulloblastoma-recruits-local-fibroblasts-to-support-its-spread-and-growth/feed/ 0 42098 Fatty acids promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/22/from-the-labs-fatty-acids-promote-immune-suppression-and-therapy-resistance-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/22/from-the-labs-fatty-acids-promote-immune-suppression-and-therapy-resistance-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:21 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=41941 The researchers show that disrupting lipid formulation reverses treatment resistance and the immunosuppressive microenvironment.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/22/from-the-labs-fatty-acids-promote-immune-suppression-and-therapy-resistance-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 41941 Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/08/from-the-labs-eliminating-gene-src-3-in-immune-cells-triggers-effective-long-lasting-anti-cancer-response/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/08/from-the-labs-eliminating-gene-src-3-in-immune-cells-triggers-effective-long-lasting-anti-cancer-response/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:00:54 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=37216 The findings in animal models warrant continuing investigations to develop a novel, more effective and longer-lasting cancer therapy.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/08/from-the-labs-eliminating-gene-src-3-in-immune-cells-triggers-effective-long-lasting-anti-cancer-response/feed/ 0 37216 Changes in gene p16 create a permissive microenvironment for colon cancer growth https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/05/25/from-the-labs-changes-in-gene-p16-create-a-permissive-microenvironment-for-colon-cancer-growth/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/05/25/from-the-labs-changes-in-gene-p16-create-a-permissive-microenvironment-for-colon-cancer-growth/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:00:07 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=37146 The researchers also developed a strategy that reduced tumor growth and improved survival in tumor-bearing mice.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/05/25/from-the-labs-changes-in-gene-p16-create-a-permissive-microenvironment-for-colon-cancer-growth/feed/ 0 37146 Taking a closer look into the tumor microenvironment with nano-radiomics https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/07/28/from-the-labs-taking-a-closer-look-into-the-tumor-microenvironment-with-nano-radiomics/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/07/28/from-the-labs-taking-a-closer-look-into-the-tumor-microenvironment-with-nano-radiomics/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:00:40 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=27572 Nano-radiomics analysis of imaging data assesses changes in the tumor microenvironment that cannot be detected with conventional imaging methods.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/07/28/from-the-labs-taking-a-closer-look-into-the-tumor-microenvironment-with-nano-radiomics/feed/ 0 27572 What extensive protein analysis revealed about cancer https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/01/21/from-the-labswhat-extensive-protein-analysis-revealed-about-cancer/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/01/21/from-the-labswhat-extensive-protein-analysis-revealed-about-cancer/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:00:43 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=25628 Cancer is currently understood not as a single disease, but as a collection of diseases that can develop through alterations in different molecular pathways. This

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/01/21/from-the-labswhat-extensive-protein-analysis-revealed-about-cancer/feed/ 0 25628 What to expect within the tumor microenvironment https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/09/17/from-the-labs-what-to-expect-within-the-tumor-microenvironment/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/09/17/from-the-labs-what-to-expect-within-the-tumor-microenvironment/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:00:49 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=24390 Breast cancer is very heterogeneous. For many years researchers have recognized different subtypes of breast cancer, for instance, estrogen receptor positive (ER+), ER- and triple

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