2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (778+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted permission for investigators at the University of Colorado Anschutz to conduct a clinical trial testing genetically engineered immune cells in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and pediatric patients with solid cancers who…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (489+ words) Chemotherapy, which saves the lives of many children with cancer, causes previously unknown DNA alterations in the liver and leaves genetic footprints in other healthy cells as well. These findings could potentially explain the higher risk of health problems later…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (326+ words) UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, is conducting a first-in-human, phase 1 clinical trial using laser light to target localized but inoperable pancreatic tumors to help patients become cancer free. "This is a significant finding because…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (468+ words) Cancer biology and, in turn, cancer treatment have come a long way in the last few decades. Most people recognize this progress in breakthroughs like immunotherapy-a treatment strategy first deployed in 2011 that leverages the body's own immune cells to fight…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (296+ words) The amount of DNA damage caused by certain chemotherapies used to effectively treat childhood cancer has been revealed, along with a hidden impact on the liver, paving the way for future research into new ways to mitigate these impacts. In…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (227+ words) ESMO has announced a new funding program dedicated to academic clinical research designed to optimise cancer care, reduce treatment burden and generate evidence capable of changing clinical practice worldwide. Studies may be recruiting, approved but not yet recruiting, or awaiting…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (115+ words) The findings, published in iScience, identify a previously unknown link between B cells and T cells that could help predict how a patient with nephrotic syndrome will respond to RTX. Professor Hiroshi Suzuki, senior author, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (301+ words) "Lung cancer is often diagnosed only after it has spread, when treatment options become more limited," Yang said. "Our technology can detect tiny tumors and hidden metastases without exposing patients to radiation. It also helps reveal how aggressive a cancer…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (369+ words) Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related death globally. New integrated framework advances precision surgery for liver cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (967+ words) News-Medical New AI method tracks immune responses without known antibody databases A research team comprising Associate Professor FUNAKOSHI Yohei, Associate Professor YAKUSHIJIN Kimikazu, Professor MINAMI Hironobu, and Associate Professor OHJI Goh of Kobe University, together with graduate student MASUDA Genki,…...