Oncology research news from Australia and around the world
Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells
A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress. Scientists…
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Targeting ‘viral footprints’ in our DNA could boost cancer treatment
Remnants of ancient retroviruses passed down in our DNA could be an effective target for…
Drug combination restores ability of leading treatment to signal for death of blood cancer cells
Despite the promise of new medications that promote cancer cell death in people with acute…
Genetic clues reveal cancer’s next move
Knowing whether a tumour might grow or spread to other parts of a patient’s body…
Innovative first in class HSF1 pathway cancer drug shows strong results in new study
A new, oral ‘first in class’ experimental cancer drug has shown potent activity against cancer…
How cancer evades immune system detection and spreads
A research team led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) with members from Duke-NUS…
New method uses clotting to target anti-cancer drug delivery
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers (USA) have developed a new method for targeting tumours with cancer…
ENZAMET trial: sustained improvement in overall survival from hormone therapy metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer
The results of the longer-term analysis of overall survival of the Australian-led clinical trial ENZAMET…
Researchers identify key protein that promotes DNA repair and prevent cancer
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a key factor involved in the DNA damage…
Novel biomimetic polypeptides activate tumour-infiltrating macrophages
Macrophages are highly specialised cells of the immune system that help the body detect and…