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Microfluidics device to detect cancer cells in blood
A recently developed microfluidics device is able to detect and separate out cancer cells in blood, without the need for dilution...
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Taking a BiTE out of lung cancer
Bispecific T-cell engager technology (BiTE) could be used to quickly and accurately diagnose patients suffering from lung cancer...
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PD-L1 assay specifically selects ideal patients for cancer treatment
An assay assessing the level of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) could help to determine the method of treatment for lung cancer patients...
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Catching lung cancer early using molecular profiling
Researchers have identified how they can differentiate between lesions in the airways that are benign and those that could become cancerous...
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Starving lung cancer could be an effective treatment
A recently discovered enzyme could lead to the development of a treatment where cancer cells are starved of 'food' provided by this protein...
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Paclitaxel acting as an immune response modulator
Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug widely used as for chemotherapy also acts as an immune response modulator...
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Investigating tumour microenvironments for more effective treatments
Tumour microenvironments give insights into more effective therapies against lung cancer, a bigger killer than colon, prostrate and breast cancers combined...
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Nuclear PET imaging method developed for tumour detection
Researchers have developed a PET imaging method suitable for many forms of cancer, with high contrast and less inconvenience to patients...
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AI system detects cancer tumours missed by conventional diagnostics
Computer engineers have 'taught' a computer to identify tiny specs of lung cancer in CT scan images, often missed by radiologists...
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Reducing NOVA1 helps prevent tumour growth in lung cancer
Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited, reduced human non-small cell lung cancer tumours from growing...
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Scientists uncover the mechanism by which cancer cells resist ageing
Scientists in the U.S. have found that human lung cancer cells resist dying by controlling parts of the ageing process. The discovery could help us better understand ageing and eventually lead to new treatments for cancer.
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New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) have been identified in the blood of patients with lung cancer.
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CKAP4 biomarker identifies stage I lung cancer
Scientists in Japan have discovered a promising new biomarker – cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) – for lung cancer, potentially transforming the way the disease is diagnosed and treated.
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Imaging agent helps predict success of lung cancer therapy
Doctors may soon be able to predict the efficacy of a widely used lung cancer drug based on an imaging agent and a simple scan.
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Osimertinib resistance explained by computer simulations
Scientists have used molecular simulations to understand the resistance to osimertinib - an anticancer drug used to treat types of lung cancer...
