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Gene alterations in melanoma may predict immunotherapy outcomes
Mar 05, 2015
Among melanoma patients who were treated with immunotherapies, those whose tumors had mutations in the gene NRAS had better response and treatment outcomes than those whose tumors did not have NRAS... Read More
Bowel cancer biomarker testing lags behind other major cancers
Mar 05, 2015
A report released on 4 March 2015, entitled 'The Testing Gap', has revealed a disparity between treatment biomarker testing across three of the main cancers in the UK: bowel, breast and lung cancer. Read More
Long-term follow-up of benign thyroid nodules shows favorable prognosis
Mar 05, 2015
After five years of follow-up, a majority of asymptomatic, benign thyroid nodules exhibited no significant change in size, or actually decreased in size, and diagnoses of thyroid cancer were rare... Read More
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey offers clinical trial for solid tumors with novel small molecule agent
Mar 05, 2015
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is offering a clinical trial examining the investigational treatment known as ONC201 in patients with solid tumors whose cancer no longer responds to standard... Read More
'Stem cell' test could identify most aggressive breast cancers
Mar 05, 2015
Testing breast cancer cells for how closely they resemble stem cells could identify women with the most aggressive disease, a new study suggests. Read More
UCLA research shows promising method for correcting genetic code to treat sickle cell disease
Mar 05, 2015
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could one day provide a one-time, lasting treatment for the most common inherited blood disorder in the United... Read More
Researchers identify genes responsible for lung tumors
Mar 05, 2015
The lung transcription factor Nkx2-1 is an important gene regulating lung formation and normal respiratory functions after birth. Read More
Lycopene may ward off kidney cancer in older women
Mar 05, 2015
A higher intake by postmenopausal women of the natural antioxidant lycopene, found in foods like tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, may lower the risk of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer. Read More
Could gout reduce the risk of Alzheimer's?
Mar 05, 2015
Patients with gout may have a 24% lower risk of Alzheimer's, according to new research, and it may be down to a neuroprotective effect of uric acid accumulation in the blood. Read More
Researchers identify genes responsible for lung tumors
Mar 05, 2015
The lung transcription factor Nkx2-1 is an important gene regulating lung formation and normal respiratory functions after birth. Read More
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