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Test predicts response to treatment for complication of leukemia stem cell treatment
Jan 05, 2015
A new test may reveal which patients will respond to treatment for graft versus host disease (GVHD), an often life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants (SCT) used to treat leukemia and... Read More
Study sheds light on what causes cells to divide
Jan 05, 2015
When a rapidly-growing cell divides into two smaller cells, what triggers the split? Is it the size the growing cell eventually reaches? Read More
Genetic pathway of rare liver cancer intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma identified
Jan 05, 2015
An international research team, including four Simon Fraser University scientists, has identified the "mutational landscape" of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a rare, highly fatal form of... Read More
Researchers confirm whole-genome sequencing can successfully identify cancer-related mutations
Jan 05, 2015
UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have demonstrated that whole-genome sequencing can be used to identify patients' risk for hereditary cancer, which can potentially lead to... Read More
Researchers map paths to cancer drug resistance
Jan 05, 2015
A team of researchers led by Duke Cancer Institute has identified key events that prompt certain cancer cells to develop resistance to otherwise lethal therapies. Read More
Researchers discover new genetic anomalies in lung cancer
Jan 05, 2015
Developing effective treatments for lung cancer has been challenging, in part because so many genetic mutations play a role in the disease. Read More
Better communication needed between breast cancer patients and professionals
Jan 05, 2015
We report from the 37th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas, and look at the results of a survey into breast cancer patient and caregiver expectations. Read More
Reprogramming stem cells may prevent cancer after radiation
Jan 04, 2015
The body has evolved ways to get rid of faulty stem cells. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Stem Cells shows that one of these ways is a "program" that makes... Read More
Cancer-causing mutation discovered in 1982 finally target of clinical trials
Jan 04, 2015
In 1982, the gene TRK was shown to cause a small percentage of colon cancers. Read More
Locking mechanism found for 'scissors' that cut DNA
Jan 03, 2015
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered what keeps an enzyme from becoming overzealous in its clipping of DNA. Read More
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