Study shows biomarkers can predict which ER-positive breast cancer patients respond best to first-line therapy
Two challenges in treating patients with estrogen-positive breast cancer (ER+) have been an inability to…
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New era in precision medicine for pancreatic cancer
The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a network of…
New biomarker ‘Bim’ could enable smarter treatment for melanoma patients
Over the past few years, checkpoint blockade immunotherapies have revolutionised cancer treatment and helped many…
Ultrafast detection of a cancer biomarker enabled by innovative nanobiodevice
Pioneering nanobiodevice can isolate cancer biomarkers quickly with high resolution Like DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA)…
Biomarker for lung cancer detected in the nasal passages of smokers
A new nasal test may allow patients suspected of having lung cancer to undergo a…
New test distinguishes ‘tigers’ from ‘pussycats’ in prostate cancer
A new test has been developed to make the vital distinction between aggressive and less…
Understanding genetic differences between breast cancer tumours is key to better treatment
Jonathan Rennhack, Michigan State University and Jing-Ru Jhan, Michigan State University Breast cancer is not…
New biomarker allows better prediction of survival for patients with colorectal metastases
Liver metastases are formed from cancer cells that have originated in other organs and migrated…
Molecule prevents effect of chemotherapy
Annually about 2000 Danish patients with colorectal cancer are treated with chemotherapy. Today, a range of…
Researchers develop simple method to characterise immune cells in tumours
Despite recent achievements in the development of cancer immunotherapies, only a small group of patients…