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A step toward a better way to make gene therapies to attack cancer and genetic disorders
A UCLA-led US research team today reports that it has developed a new method for…
New type of immune cell discovered in breast ducts
Melbourne breast cancer researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell that helps to…
AACR 2020: Study finds no overall survival benefit, but improved quality of life with talazoparib in advanced BRCA-mutated breast cancer
Phase III EMBRACA trial survival benefit results may be affected by subsequent treatments New data…
Immune system changes occur early in development of multiple myeloma, study finds
Researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing to map changes in immune microenvironment in myeloma precursor conditions;…
Immune system could be key to reducing the growth of prostate cancer spread to the bone
A new approach to prostate cancer treatment increases the visibility of prostate cancer cells that…
Human uterus colonised by clones with cancer-driving mutations that arise early in life
Many cells in the inner lining of the uterus carry ‘cancer-driving’ mutations that frequently arise…
Nutrient deficiency in tumour cells attracts cells that suppress the immune system
Some solid tumours have a very high growth rate, which often leads to a lack…
New risk prediction model could identify those at higher risk of pancreatic cancer
A risk prediction model that combined genetic and clinical factors with circulating biomarkers identified people…
Comprehensive tumour immunity map opens up immunotherapy to more patients
Scientists have developed a new way to map the molecules on tumour cells that flag…
Finding leukaemia’s weakness using genome-wide CRISPR technology
A team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores…