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Simple urine test might be helpful in early brain tumor detection
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], June 17 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by Nagoya University researchers suggest that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors.
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Switch of breast tumors to HER2-low might provide greater therapeutic opti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lugano [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The finding that breast tumours can evolve to express low HER2 potentially widens the number of patients who can benefit from new investigational agents, typically novel antibody-drug conjugate therapies, that are currently in clinical trials for HER2-low t
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Immunotherapy for head, neck cancers now boosted by cancer cell gene deact
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], March 28 (ANI): Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry, during a recent study, were successful in significantly slowing down the growth and spread of tumors in mice by targeting an enzyme that plays a key role in head and neck cancer cells. This also enhanced the eff
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Cancer cell gene deactivation boosts immunotherapy for head, neck cancers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], March 24 (ANI): Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry were able to significantly slow the growth and spread of tumors in mice by targeting an enzyme that plays a key role in head and neck cancer cells. They were also able to enhance the effectiveness of immunotherap
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Membrane around tumors may prevent metastasis, claims study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have characterized the properties of the protective membrane around tumours and found that this lining may be a good target for therapies to prevent metastasis.
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Glenmark launches SUTIB (Sunitinib) - priced 96% lower than the innovator
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, global integrated pharmaceutical company, today launched SUTIB, the generic version of Sunitinib oral capsules to treat kidney cancer in India.
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New approach appears to better classify and treat brain tumors
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], January 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that looking directly at the RNA of brain tumour cells can provide objective and efficient evidence to better classify a tumour category, leading towards more effective treatment of it.
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Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Compared to chimpanzees, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco
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Large study shows that a simple blood test can accurately differentiate be
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): A large, landmark study published in the American Cancer Society's prestigious journal 'Cancer Cytopathology' shows that a simple non-invasive blood test (liquid biopsy) can accurately differentiate between non-cancerous tumors versus cancerous gr
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Scientists develop unique treatment method for brain cancer among children
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 29 (ANI): A group of researchers have come up with a unique combination treatment method to combat Medulloblastoma--the most common type of brain cancer that affects children.
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Ebola virus a new ally in fight against deadly brain tumors, say Scientist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a breakthrough, scientists have analysed that certain elements of one of the world's deadliest viruses-Ebola, can be used in combating Glioblastomas, which are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors.
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Scientists breach the brain fortress to cure tumors
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Researchers have figured out a new method to bypass the blood-brain barrier in situations where it begins to play a counterproductive role by expelling the immune system cell through its drainage system.
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