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FDA approves pembrolizumab for resectable head and neck cancer with PD-L1 expression
Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of... Read more -
Blocking CD200R1 protein offers new strategy for treatment-resistant blood cancers
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by mobilizing the immune system to attack tumor cells. Major advances, such as immune checkpoint... Read more -
Preventing stalling to improve CAR-T cells' efficacy against tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells are a promising cancer therapy that are made from the patient's own T cells, which... Read more -
New PET imaging approach provides precise mapping of nasopharyngeal cancer biomarker
A novel immuno-PET/CT imaging technique has identified and validated a potent biomarker for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). The biomarker, CD70, is... Read more -
AI tool analyzes blood DNA fragments for faster, affordable cancer monitoring
Scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based method called "Fragle"... Read more -
Experimental model for myelodysplastic syndromes uncovers genetic alterations to improve characterization
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of disorders that typically arise in adulthood, especially after the age of 70, and... Read more -
Breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations and textured implants found to have increased risk of rare lymphoma
Women with breast cancer who were also carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and received textured breast implants as... Read more -
Potential anti-breast cancer drug identified
A surgeon can excise breast cancer from the body, but even the most skilled scalpel may not be able to... Read more -
Scientists develop a foundational map of tumor cells for personalized brain cancer treatments
City of Hope researchers have co-led the first study to demonstrate that characterizing genetic material near chromosomes forecasts how mutated,... Read more -
A new AI algorithm is working to get chemotherapy dosing right
Chemotherapy is a vital treatment for people with all forms of cancer. It's a process that uses drugs designed to... Read more -
Vitamin D can increase likelihood that breast cancer will disappear with chemotherapy
A study conducted at the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP) in Brazil has shown that... Read more -
Combination therapy found safe and beneficial for acute myeloid leukemia patients with specific genetic profile
A combination therapy that adds a recently approved drug to the current standard of care for newly diagnosed acute myeloid... Read more -
Blood-based screening has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection
A blood-based test has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection but not for advanced precancerous lesions in an average-risk colorectal... Read more -
Gut microbes may help in recognizing and treating pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a severe illness and major challenge in cancer medicine since it is difficult to diagnose, while potential... Read more -
Cancer cells exploit alternative pathway to gather antioxidant lipids and evade cell death
Scientists have discovered tumors can tap a nontraditional pathway to acquire lipoproteins—molecules that transport fat in blood—which enriches cancer cells... Read more
