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New Discoveries Highlight the Role of Tumor Vasculature in Metastasis and Immunotherapy

University of Virginia Health System

Targeting blood vessel proteins and preventing tumor cell invasion in lymph nodes may enhance cancer treatments’ efficacy and precision

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How Can Clinical Labs Support Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Screening?

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Pap and HPV testing together is highly sensitive and offers the most comprehensive defense against rising rates of cervical cancer

Z-projection of cytoskeletal staining of invading cancer cells within the tumor-on-chip model (F-actin = green, DAPI = blue).

Improving Cancer Therapies with Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies

Jonathan Klane, MSEd, CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT, Miriam Bergeret, MSc

Can modeling the complexities of disease using organ-on-a-chip platforms help improve cancer therapies?

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Initiating r/r Lymphoma Treatment in Women: During vs. After Gestation

American Society of Hematology

Fighting relapsed/refractory lymphoma during pregnancy requires critical decision-making from patients and providers

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SWI/SNF Complexes “Bookmark” Cell Identity During Mitosis

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

Subunits of the SWI/SNF protein complex may play a key role in driving cancer development and differentiation

“Molecular Triggers” Driving Breast Cancer Uncovered

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

Complex patterns of mutations and hormonal fluctuations may have key effects on breast cancer etiology

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Combination Therapy May Safely Treat Recurrent Glioblastoma

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Study validates the safety of combined delivery of engineered virus with immunotherapy to improve survival rate and quality of life in patients

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Why Are Real-Time PCR Panels Gaining Popularity for Molecular Testing?

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Accurate, versatile, fast, and affordable testing for infectious diseases, oncology, and pharmacogenomics

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CAR NKT Cell Therapy Shows Promise Against Neuroblastoma in Phase 1 Trial

Baylor College of Medicine

Trial validates localization of NKT cells to tumor sites in humans and points to high in vivo antitumor activity

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Cancer Risk Assessment with POC Genetic Testing Finds More Takers

Boston University School of Public Health

Offering digital cancer risk assessment with point-of-care testing more than doubled the average uptake of genetic testing

Portrait of a young black girl with cancer. She is wearing a pink bandana and is sitting on a couch. The child is laughing while embracing a large teddy bear.

New Clues to Origins of Wilms Tumor in Children Uncovered

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Findings could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a rare kidney cancer with high pediatric prevalence

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Pharmacoscopy: Novel Screening Method for Multiple Myeloma

ETH Zurich

Automated screening helps identify and test hundreds of new, effective, customized treatment options

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New Clinical Tool Predicts Cancer Risk in Patients with Clonal Hematopoiesis

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Findings may drive clinical trials for potential treatment options for CH patients with high blood cancer risk

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New Computational Tool Characterizes Progenitor Cells in AML Patients

Center for Genomic Regulation

Findings may help reduce rates of relapse and improve the prognosis and successful treatment of acute myeloid lymphoma

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Exome Sequencing Identifies Patients with HBOC Missed by Current Screening Guidelines

American Association for Cancer Research

Current guidelines ruled 60 percent of individuals identified with HBOC risk as ineligible for genetic testing

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FDA Approves Posttransplant Cell Therapy for Patients with Blood Cancers

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Omisirge treatment hastens WBC recovery and reduces posttransplant disease risk but may cause adverse effects

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How Epstein-Barr Virus Causes DNA Damage Leading to Cancer

University of California - San Diego

Ubiquitous virus targets genomic weaknesses, triggers dysfunction associated with a variety of cancers

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Pancreatic Lesions May Occur Earlier than Previously Thought

American Association for Cancer Research

Researchers partnered with Gift Of Life Michigan to analyze healthy pancreata from deceased donors

Natural killer cells are a type of lymphocytes that destroy cancer cells and other altered cells releasing cytotoxic granules.

Key Mechanisms of NK Cell Dysfunction Revealed

university of science and technology of china

Study explains how tumors evade natural killer cells’ response from a membrane topology perspective, offers new immunotherapy strategies

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AACR Applauds, Backs NCI’s National Cancer Plan

American Association for Cancer Research

Comprehensive plan provides an updated roadmap and strategies to end cancer as we know it