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Monoclonal antibody pinpoints BRAF status in melanoma
Major finding: A monoclonal antibody showed 100% specificity and 85% sensitivity for identifying V600E BRAF mutations in metastatic melanoma.Data...
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Heparanase regulates response to chemo in MM, team says
Researchers first found that expression of heparanase, an endoglycosidase that cleaves heparan sulfate, is highly elevated in MM patients after...
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Molecule can increase Hb in anemic cancer patients
The molecule, lexaptepid pegol (NOX-H94), is a pegylated L-stereoisomer RNA aptamer that binds and neutralizes hepcidin. In this phase 2 study, 5...
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Combo may overcome bortezomib resistance in MCL
Experiments in MCL cell lines and mouse models of the disease showed that lenalidomide alone is active in bortezomib-resistant cells and tumors....
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Study suggests robotics have altered hysterectomy landscape
Major finding: Comparing the pre- and postrobot eras, there was a decrease in the proportion of total vaginal hysterectomies (from 43% to 31%) and...
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High-volume surgeons have best adrenalectomy outcomes
Major finding: Patients of low-volume surgeons were nearly twice as likely as were those of high-volume surgeons to have complications following...
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Hormone therapy may decrease risk of NHL
SAN DIEGO—The use of hormone therapy may lower the risk of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in menopausal women, according to a presentation at...
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Good or bad, immune responses to cancer are similar
Credit: Aaron Logan SAN DIEGO—Researchers have found evidence to suggest there may be little difference between an immune response that kills...
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Enrollment stalled for CAR T-cell study
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has temporarily suspended enrollment in a study of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, due to 2...
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How autophagy helps cancer cells evade death
Credit: Sarah Pfau SAN DIEGO—New research suggests that autophagy may allow cancer cells to recover and divide, rather than die, when faced with...