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Adaptive Biotechnologies study reveals homogeneous immune repertoire in solid tumors
Oct 10, 2013
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, a leading provider of next-generation oncology diagnostics, has announced results from an ovarian cancer study, conducted in collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, highlighting the even distribution of immune fighter cells (T-cells) within the tumor... Read More
Epigem secures 700,000 European funding to help anaemia sufferers
Oct 10, 2013
Epigem, a hi-tech British company, has secured 716k to play a leading role in the EU's CoMMiTMenT (Combined Molecular Microscopy for Therapy and Personalised Medication in Rare Anaemia Treatments) project... Read More
PET imaging shown to be effective in predicting lung cancer outcomes
Oct 10, 2013
Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation therapy, according to new research recently published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology... Read More
Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery leads to improved outcomes for elderly patients
Oct 10, 2013
The chance of ending up in a nursing facility appears to be significantly lower for older patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure than for those who have open surgical resection for colon cancer, according to a study presented during a scientific poster session at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons... Read More
Potential new therapeutic target that prevents cell division
Oct 10, 2013
Cell division is an essential process for the development of an organism. This process, however, can cause tumour growth when it stops working properly. Tumour cells accumulate alterations in their genetic material, and this makes them divide in an uncontrolled fashion, thus encouraging growth of the tumour... Read More
Combination of anemia and high altitude negatively impacts children with pneumonia
Oct 10, 2013
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death of young children around the world, and a study from an international group of researchers now finds that the risk of poor outcomes - including persistent pneumonia, secondary infections, organ failure or death - in children who contract pneumonia is four times higher in those who also have anemia and live at high altitudes (over 2,000 me... Read More
PET imaging shown to be effective in predicting lung cancer outcomes
Oct 10, 2013
Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation therapy, according to new research recently published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology... Read More
Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery leads to improved outcomes for elderly patients
Oct 10, 2013
The chance of ending up in a nursing facility appears to be significantly lower for older patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure than for those who have open surgical resection for colon cancer, according to a study presented during a scientific poster session at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons... Read More
Protein identified that may predict thyroid cancer recurrence
Oct 10, 2013
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, have taken the first steps to determine if a protein, called Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1), can help to predict which thyroid cancer patients will most likely have a recurrence of the disease. Study findings were presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons... Read More
Tackle aging, not cancer and heart disease, for 'better returns'
Oct 10, 2013
Medical research that brings about a delay to the aging process would represent a "better investment" than tackling specific diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, an economic analysis claims... Read More
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