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ESMO 2021: Update on INVICTUS trial shows improved overall median survival in GIST patients using ripretinib
Results from the phase 3 INVICTUS clinical trial show that the drug ripretinib provides clinically…
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Tracing the developmental trajectories of colorectal cancer cells
Each tumour consists of multiple cell types, all of which have distinct characteristics. In addition…
Factors that turn normal cells into liver cancer cells identified
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, could show for the first time that normal…
Discovery enhances understanding of colorectal cancer
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, USA, researchers discovered a novel mechanism showing how a certain gene…
Antibiotics increase the risk of colon cancer
There is a clear link between taking antibiotics and an increased risk of developing colon…
Maternal obesity linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring
Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy may have a heightened risk of developing colorectal…
Inducing apoptosis and enhancing cytoprotective autophagy in colon cancer
Aging-US published “Antrodia salmonea induces apoptosis and enhances cytoprotective autophagy in colon cancer cells” which reported…
Two studies seek to go beyond the GIST of intestinal tract cancer
Gastrointestinal stroma tumours (GIST) are cancers that start in specialised nerve cells found in the…
Qualitative faecal test: Empowering colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most dreadful and commonly diagnosed cancers, claiming many…
Researchers find circular RNA can inhibit metastasis of gastric cancer
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently proposed a mechanism by which circular…