#cancer research

In a recent study, Dana-Farber scientists and others uncovered a key part of why some patients eventually become resistant to Venclexta.

Finding could shed new light on causes of certain cancers, anemias

A study shows how “epigenetic” changes can lead to the development of certain cancers, and how to short-circuit the cancer-causing machine...

Researchers also found that cancer cells may carry dozens or hundreds of copies of the same ring.

Results of a two-year study of a monoclonal antibody combined with induction chemotherapy to treat children with the disease were positive.

The study findings “have the potential to open up new avenues for therapeutic intervention in this subset of GIST tumors.”

A $4 million grant funds bench-to-bedside research to enhance immune-boosting power of autologous blood stem cell transplantation.

High-tech approach solves ‘real mystery’ in many cancers.

“Our goal is to identify risk factors that can predict or mitigate the risk of these people developing second primary cancers.”

Guided by evolution, scientists create more potent antiviral that unexpectedly continues blocking dissimilar viruses.

“To understand cancer better, we need the combination of chemistry, biology, chemical biology, computational biology and bioinformatics.”

In a study, the test proved able to detect and localize more than 20 types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy.

MRA has become the largest non-profit funder of melanoma research worldwide, helping to usher in a new paradigm in melanoma treatment.

The findings could help identify patients who might benefit from combination therapy with a checkpoint blocker and another inhibitor.

Imagine, taking a simple blood draw to find out if you have cancer, and if so, the cancer’s location and molecular type.

“This represents a tremendous opportunity to treat a problem that can significantly diminish cancer survivors’ health and quality of life....