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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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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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Nanoparticles may treat and prevent MM
Investigators say they’ve developed nanoparticles that can target multiple myeloma (MM) cells in the bone, as well as increase bone strength and...
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Enhancing gene delivery to HSCs
Credit: Chad McNeeley Scientists say they’ve overcome a major hurdle to developing gene therapies for blood disorders. They found the drug...
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Group finds master regulator of MYC
Credit: Juha Klefstrom New research indicates that an unexpected partnership between the MYC oncogene and a non-coding RNA called PVT1 could be...
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Team reports new method of chemo delivery
Credit: Kathy Atkinson Researchers have devised a novel way to deliver chemotherapy drugs “on demand,” according to a paper published in...
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Predicting problems in families of cancer patients
Credit: Rhoda Baer A new analysis suggests family dysfunction is the greatest predictor of emotional and behavioral problems among children who...
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Tool may predict cancer patients’ risk of financial stress
patient and her father Credit: Rhoda Baer A new questionnaire can measure a cancer patient’s risk for financial stress, according to a paper...
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CNS involvement predicts relapse but not survival in ARL, study shows
The research showed that ARL patients with CNS involvement at diagnosis were nearly 3 times as likely as their peers to have CNS relapse during...