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Blood cancer research supported with $5m grant
A team of blood cancer experts led by WEHI’s Professor Andrew Roberts AM has received the…
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Cancer cells that spread to different sites in the body express varying levels of targetable proteins
Cancer cells initially confined to a single location in the body can eventually spread, or…
ACRF grant boosts cancer research capability
WEHI has received a $3.5 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) to create a…
ACS 2022: ‘Worm-on-a-chip’ device could someday help diagnose lung cancer
Dogs can use their incredible sense of smell to sniff out various forms of cancer…
Study reveals how to activate the immune system’s natural killer cells to protect against cancer
New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells, which are…
Programming the immune system to supercharge cancer cell therapies
The first FDA-approved gene therapies are living drugs: immune cells taken from cancer patients engineered…
Making changes to the PROTAC bridge
Leicester researchers (UK) have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking…
A potential new target for cancer immunotherapies
Tumours can use an enzyme called ART1 to thwart antitumour immune cells, making the enzyme…
Lab develops biosensors for quick assessment of cancer treatment
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) inhibitors have transformed the treatment of cancer and have become the…
Comprehensive analysis of cellular and molecular characteristics of acral melanoma
Acral melanoma is a rare subtype that represents roughly 3% of all melanoma cases. Unlike…