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Novel compound restores immune response in patients with melanoma
A novel compound may restore immune response in patients with melanoma, according to a study presented at the ESMO Immuno Oncology Congress 2017.1
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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New weakness found in most common childhood malignant brain tumour
A new weakness found in medulloblastoma could lead to more personalised medicine and improved treatment for some patients.
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Pancreatic cancer: specific protein promotes development of pancreatitis and tumours
A study has shown that disruption to cell autophagy is involved in the development of pancreatic cancer.
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UV light microscope proves useful diagnostic tool
Recent study shows how a microscope using ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate samples enables pathologists to assess high-resolution images of biopsies and other fresh tissue samples for disease, quickly and effectively.
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DNA mutations shed in blood predicts response to immunotherapy
Blood sample, or liquid biopsy, can reveal which patients will respond to checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapies...
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Inhibiting METTL3 destroys AML cells without harming normal blood cells
An unexpected drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against the potentially lethal disease...
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Tumour environment found to trigger cells to metastasize
The environment surrounding a tumour can trigger metastatic behaviour in cancer cells...
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GDF11 protein found to inactivate triple-negative breast cancer cells
Researchers detail a possible way to re-engage a tumour suppressor protein, that has been found to be inactivated in triple-negative breast cancer cells...
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Hindering cadherin-22 may reduce the spread of cancer
Scientists have made a discovery that could reduce the spread of cancer by hindering a protein that binds cancer cells together and allows them to invade tissues...
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Therapeutic target discovered for ER+ breast cancer
Researchers have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress the growth of a common type of breast cancer...
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pIC found to prevent the development of liver cancer
A synthetic double-stranded RNA has potential for use as an anti-liver cancer vaccine...
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CRISPR-dCas9 reveals surprising insight into breast cancer development
Changing the epigenetic code of a single gene is enough to cause a healthy breast cell to become abnormal...
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Ancient antiviral response could help treat cancer
By stimulating a patient’s immune system, a drug already in use to treat a blood disorder can prevent the growth of a variety of solid tumours...
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FDG PET shows tumour DNA levels in blood are linked to NSCLC
Insights derived from FDG PET could improve treatment selection for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
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New techniques give blood biopsies greater promise
Improved methods validate the use of blood samples for studying patients' cancer genomes
