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Antibody may treat cancer cachexia
Preclinical research raises the prospect of more effective treatments for cachexia, a profound wasting of fat and muscle that can increase the...
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Survival differences in blood cancers across Europe
Credit: Rhoda Baer Differences in treatment access and quality may explain why survival rates vary widely for European patients with hematologic...
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Pair details ‘promise and perils’ of antioxidants
Two researchers have offered an explanation as to why antioxidants are not effective in fighting cancers and suggested a way to change that. The...
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Telomeres can help predict prognosis in CLL
with telomeres in green Credit: Claus Azzalin Measuring the length and function of telomeres can help us predict prognosis in patients with...
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CAR T cells may fight fungal infections
T cells modified using the Sleeping Beauty gene transfer system may help fight infections caused by invasive Aspergillus fungus. Sleeping Beauty...
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Inhibitor improves survival in older AML patients
Credit: Rhoda Baer Adding the Plk1 inhibitor volasertib to chemotherapy can prolong survival in older patients with previously untreated acute...
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CAR T-cell therapy gets breakthrough designation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation for the T-cell therapy CTL019 to treat adults and children...
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Increasing AYA enrollment in cancer trials
patient and her father Credit: Rhoda Baer Age limits on clinical trials must be more flexible to allow more adolescent and young adult (AYA)...
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EC expands indication for ofatumumab
Credit: Linda Bartlett The European Commission (EC) has expanded the indication for the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody ofatumumab (Arzerra). The...
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Adipose-derived SCs can resist methotrexate
A new study indicates that adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are highly resistant to the chemotherapy drug methotrexate (MTX). Cultured ASCs and...
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Biochemical cascade can lead to MPNs
Credit: Indiana University Preclinical research has revealed a cascade of molecular events in the bone marrow that produce high levels of...