Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving treatments for rare blood disorders. She’s an expert in Fanconi anemia, a genetic disease that interferes with DNA repair and […]
High-grade gliomas, especially glioblastoma (GBM) and others, remain among the most aggressive brain cancers, with few effective treatment options after the tumor recurs. Even with maximal surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, outcomes are poor, underscoring […]
New molecular insights into the link between hepatocellular carcinoma and intratumoral fibrosis could lead to better treatment strategies, report researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo. Through a comprehensive analysis involving clinical data and in vitro […]
A topical cream activated the skin’s immune defenses and suppressed tumor growth in two preclinical models of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.This article was […]
Immunotherapy given during and after chemoradiation did not improve survival for study participants with limited-stage, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) according to the results of an international clinical trial, NRG-LU005, led by NRG Oncology in collaboration […]
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are the seventh-most prevalent form of cancer and are associated with human papilloma virus infection (HPV-positive) or with tobacco and alcohol use (HPV-negative). HPV-negative HNSCCs have a high […]
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in men, and some experts project the number of cases to rise over the coming decades. But in a recent Urologic Oncology article, Yale […]
A new preclinical study in mice shows that precancerous cells in the pancreas can be eliminated before they have the chance to become tumors. Using an experimental therapy to target microscopic precancerous lesions in the […]
The first and largest dataset of genomic structure variations specific to childhood cancers was published today by scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the National Cancer Institute. The researchers assembled data cohorts from […]
Lymph nodes, considered the command centers of our immune system, often get swollen and stiff when fighting infection. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has discovered that this mechanical change may help instruct our […]
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