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Potential New Treatment For Kidney Cancer By Specific Inhibition Of Autophagy
Apr 17, 2012
New research at the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that kidney cancer growth depends on autophagy, a complex process that can provide cells with nutrients from intracellular sources. Researchers say in certain circumstances autophagy can protect tumor cells from chemotherapy, allowing them to survive for long periods of time in a hidden, dormant, metastatic state... Read More
New Prostate Cancer Ultrasound Treatment Shows Promise
Apr 17, 2012
A new experimental treatment for localized prostate cancer that uses high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) promises to be more effective and have fewer side effects than conventional treatments, according to a new study published early online in The Lancet Oncology on Tuesday... Read More
'Addiction' Of Leukemia Cells Exploited In New Therapy
Apr 17, 2012
A new study describes a therapeutic approach to halting cancer progression by exploiting a previously unrecognized "addiction" of leukemia cells to specific signaling molecules... Read More
Valid Therapeutic Target Identified In Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Apr 17, 2012
Through a groundbreaking new gene sequencing technology, researchers have demonstrated that the gene FLT3 is a valid therapeutic target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML, one of the most common types of leukemia. The technique, developed by Pacific Biosciences, allows for the rapid and comprehensive detection of gene mutations in patients with AML... Read More
Nanoparticles Home In On Brain Tumors, Boost Accuracy Of Surgical Removal
Apr 17, 2012
Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that can be imaged three different ways at once have enabled Stanford University School of Medicine scientists to remove brain tumors from mice with unprecedented accuracy... Read More
3-D RNA Modeling Opens Scientific Doors
Apr 17, 2012
In a paper published in the journal Nature Methods, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates a simple, cost-effective technique for three-dimensional RNA structure prediction that will help scientists understand the structures, and ultimately the functions, of the RNA molecules that dictate almost every aspect of human cell behavior... Read More
Elderly Cancer Patients Benefit From Immunotherapy
Apr 17, 2012
Cancer is much more likely in the elderly than the young, and their bodies often are less prepared to fight the disease and the often-toxic side effects of treatment... Read More
Breast Cancer Study Uncovers New Type Of Mutation
Apr 17, 2012
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new class of molecular mutation in various forms of breast cancer, a finding that may shed new light on development and growth of different types of breast tumors. Called fusion transcripts, the mutated forms of RNA may also provide a way to identify tumor subtypes and offer new strategies to treat them, investigators say... Read More
Colon Cancer - New Mechanism Discovered
Apr 16, 2012
Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. Whilst concentrating on 'junk DNA' i.e. DNA segments located between genes, the team found a set of master switches (gene enhancer elements) that turn key genes on and off. An alteration in the expression of these genes leads to colon cancers... Read More
Ovarian Cancer - Using Genetics To Predict Chemotherapy Response
Apr 16, 2012
According to the April 13 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, whether or not first-line platinum based chemotherapy can benefit advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients can now potentially be established by using a DNA repair pathway-focused score. Most ovarian cancers are diagnosed when the disease is already in an advanced stage, i.e. stage III and IV... Read More
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