Ground-breaking trial of CRISPR-edited immune cells for cancer appears safe
Genetically editing a cancer patient’s immune cells using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, then infusing those cells back…
Browsing: Medical Oncology
Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer
RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is present in the cells of all living beings and required…
Potential drug targets for glioblastoma identified
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified 10 tumour-specific potential drug targets for the…
To monitor cancer therapy, researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers
With CAR T cell therapy, a patient’s own immune cells are genetically modified and inserted…
Cancer metastasis: Tumour plasticity counts
Cancer metastasis, which is the propagation of tumour cells into distant organs, is the leading…
Achilles heel of tumour cells
In 90 percent of all cases of colon cancer, the tumour cells have one thing…
Scientists identify protein that promotes brain metastasis
A protein that breast, lung and other cancers use to promote their spread–or metastasis–to the…
Marker reveals if benign-appearing meningiomas are perilous
A modified protein in benign-appearing meningiomas can reveal which are truly benign and which are…
Some skin cancers may start in hair follicles
Some of the most deadly skin cancers may start in stem cells that lend colour…
NCRI 2019: AI blood test can spot signs of brain tumour to speed up diagnosis
Chemical analysis of blood samples, combined with an artificial intelligence program, could speed up the…