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Researchers Uncover Cancer Cell Vulnerabilities; may Lead to Better Cancer Therapies

June 15, 2020
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Irvine, CA — A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals a protein responsible for genetic changes resulting in a variety of cancers, may also be the key to more effective, targeted cancer...

Study of Rare Cancer Yields Therapeutic Clues to Combat Drug Resistance

August 30, 2018
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Boston, MA — Results point to combination therapy for patients with NUT midline carcinoma; may apply to other forms of cancer.

New Test Uncovers Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Kidney Cancer

August 30, 2018
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Dallas, TX — In order to halt the growth of cancer cells, you have to know what feeds them. Researchers at the nationally recognized Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons...

Engineers Develop New Way to Treat Cancer Using Enzyme Therapy

August 29, 2018
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Austin, TX — Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new approach to treating cancer using enzyme therapy.

Combination Approach Shows Promise for Beating Advanced Melanoma

August 28, 2018
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Los Angeles, CA — A UCLA-led study has found that a treatment that uses a bacteria-like agent in combination with an immunotherapy drug could help some people with advanced melanoma, an aggressive form...

Study Details Effect of Radiation Exposure on Hormone Deficiencies

August 21, 2018
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Cincinnati, OH — In a new study, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, have detailed the effect of radiation exposure on the development of...

Lowering pH Inside Cells may Put Brakes on Cancer Growth

August 17, 2018
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Tampa, FL — A new study focusing on the environment inside cancer cells may lead to new targeted treatment strategies. Researchers suggest that lowering the pH inside cancer cells to make it more acidic...

Scientists Develop Platform to Kill Cancer Cells

August 17, 2018
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Moscow, Russia — The new treatment will serve as both diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumours.

New RNA & DNA-Sequencing Platform Matches Thousands of Drugs to Late-Stage Cancer Patients

August 9, 2018
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New York, NY — A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them, according to results...

Breast Tissue Tumour Suppressor PTEN: Potential Achilles Heel for Breast Cancer Cells

August 2, 2018
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Columbia, SC — A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Ohio State University report that normal breast cells can prevent successful radiation treatment of breast...

New Strategy for Cancer Therapy Spells Double Trouble for Tumours

July 26, 2018
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La Jolla, CA — Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a new strategy to kill tumours, including some triple-negative breast cancers, without harming healthy cells, a discovery that could lead...

Research Identifies New Breast Cancer Therapeutic Target

July 19, 2018
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New Orleans, LA — Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has shown for the first time that a tiny piece of...

Taming a Fatal Blood Cancer

July 12, 2018
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Cincinnati, OH — When a dangerous defect on chromosome 11q23 disrupts the genetic programming of blood cells, it causes an aggressive and deadly blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

Study Points to New Therapeutic Targets for Tumours Associated with Chronic Inflammation

July 12, 2018
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Barcelona, Spain — Scientists report a new mechanism that contributes to the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer and points to new therapeutic targets.

Novel Pretargeted Radionuclide Therapy for HER2-Expressing Cancers Shows Promise

July 3, 2018
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Reston, VA — In a mouse model, researchers have demonstrated that a novel, affibody-based pretargeted radionuclide therapy for HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)-expressing cancers is non-toxic...

Blocking of Cancer Metastasis in Living Cells

June 21, 2018
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Edmonton, AB — A groundbreaking discovery by University of Alberta researchers has identified previously-unknown therapeutic targets that could be key to preventing the spread of cancer.

Novel Therapy Makes Oxidative Stress Deadly to Cancer

June 21, 2018
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Augusta, GA — Oxidative stress can help tumours thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work is by pushing levels to the point where it instead helps them die, scientists report.

Breast Cancer could be Prevented by Targeting Epigenetic Proteins, Study Suggests

June 19, 2018
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Toronto, ON — Researchers have discovered that epigenetic proteins promote the proliferation of mammary gland stem cells in response to the sex hormone progesterone.

Study Suggests Well-Known Growth Suppressor Actually Fuels Lethal Brain Cancers

June 18, 2018
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Cincinnati, OH — Research points to potential treatment target that lacks a workable drug.

Drugs Targeting Tumour Metabolism Will Not Stop Natural Killer Cells, Scientists Show

June 14, 2018
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Dublin, Ireland — Scientists have just made an important discovery as to how cancer-targeting ‘Natural Killer’ (NK) cells are fuelled in the body, which has significant implications for...

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