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Drug-loaded 3D printed films could revolutionise liver cancer treatment
The new films killed over 80 percent of cancer cells, reduced recurrence rates and minimised undesirable chemotherapy side effects.
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Explaining uveal melanoma’s resistance to conventional immunotherapies
Researchers have developed a new tool called ‘Uveal Melanoma Immunogenic Score’ to predict which patients will respond to adoptive therapy.
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New screening method for HPV-positive head and neck cancer
A urine-based test that detects ctDNA from HPV-positive head and neck cancers could facilitate its early detection.
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The immune system’s role in lung cancer risk
In this Q&A, Ichan Mount Siani researchers Dr Diego Chowell and Dr Robert Samstein share their new insights about the associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II loci and lung cancer risk.
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Pioneering the advancement of pre-targeted radioimmunotherapies
Although pre-targeting is still in its infancy, it has immense potential to increase state-of-the-art radioligand therapies. In this Q&A, PreTT reveals how their pre-targeted RLTs surpass traditional methods, transforming cancer treatment.
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Elucidating the mechanism that initiates cancer cachexia
The new findings could lead to new therapeutics and a method to diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier, improving its prognosis.
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Melanoma tumours produce altBRAFs by genomic deletions
The discovery that genomic deletions cause altBRAFs can help develop new therapies to overcome drug resistance in BRAF-mutant melanoma.
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Proteogenomic signatures: metastatic prostate cancer risk
Mutation signatures and recurrent copy number alterations correlated with a higher risk for disease progression.
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Link identified between bacteria and cancer treatment efficacy
Researchers mapped the bacteria present in over 4000 metastatic tumour biopsies, which could enable the exploration of new treatments.
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B-ALL: combination therapy effectively controls high-risk subtypes
The combination therapy worked faster and was lessened the number of leukaemia cells compared to asparaginase or venetoclax alone.
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HIF inhibition: a potential therapeutic approach for cancers
In this Q&A, Curve Therapeutic’s Chief Scientific Officer Professor Ali Tavassoli discusses how dual HIF inhibition could combat solid tumours.
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Using AI to predict metastatic behaviour of NSCLC
Dr Richard Cote and Dr Ramaswamy Govindan of the Washington University School of Medicine elucidate how AI, particularly deep learning networks, could identify histopathologic features in non-small cell lung cancer, and impact the treatment approach for early-stage patients.
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Reversing malignant cancer cells to a normal state
A new proof-of-principle study demonstrates the DCAF5 protein is a promising target, which could avoid the need for toxic therapies.
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MUTYH variants implicated in a broader range of cancers
The discovery that one missing copy of MUTYH could increase the risk of cancers may lead to therapeutics against solid tumours.
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Breaking resistance – the future of immunotherapy in oncology
In this episode, we explore the current status and potential solutions to addressing major hurdles in oncology.
