Could Popular HIV Drug Lamivudine Be Used to Treat Metastatic Cancers?
A drug commonly used to treat HIV patients may be a viable treatment for metastatic cancers, according to findings from a trial recently published in the journal Cancer Discovery. While the study focused on patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer, the...
Can Artificial Intelligence Diagnose Cancer More Accurately Than Radiologists?
Oncology researchers have been exploring whether artificial intelligence can be used to detect cancer faster or more accurately than radiologists. A promising new breast cancer study by German researchers suggests that AI could detect breast cancer in ways that...
Spanish Cancer Study: Could These Findings Improve Treatment of Metastatic Cancers?
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made a pair of discoveries that could potentially improve the treatment of metastatic brain cancers. In a study led by Dr. Manuel Valiente, the team of researchers found a new biomarker that could...
Researchers Develop Novel Cancer Treatment That Eliminates Tumors in Mice
Cancer researchers at Rice University recently conducted a study on how a novel method of anti-cancer medication administration would affect tumors in mice. This exciting new study showed that the potential new treatment method effectively eradicated tumors in a...
Study Finds Link between Prostate Cancer and 5 Newly Discovered Bacteria
A study recently published in the journal of European Urology Oncology has found a link between microbiomes in the urine and the development of several forms of cancer, especially advanced prostate cancer. The findings of this study suggest that five different types...
Could The GIT1 Protein Be Used to Inhibit Breast Cancer Growth?
A recent study at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has revealed that a protein called GIT1 has shown the ability to protect against the growth of estrogen receptor-negative breast tumors. This type of breast cancer is among the most difficult variations to treat, and the...
Could This Immunotherapy Drug Improve Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes?
A clinical trial at the University of Cincinnati has found that adding a newly developed immunotherapy drug to standard treatment methods could improve survival rates for head and neck cancer patients. The trial was led by Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, and published in the...
Colorectal Cancer Study Continues with $10 Million in New Funds
An international study researching innovations in the treatment of colorectal cancer was bolstered in early February by a five-year renewal and $10 million in new funding. Based at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the ColoCare Study commenced...
These 2 Stem Cell Discoveries by Cedars-Sinai Scientists Could Improve Cancer Treatment
A team of stem cell scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recently made two discoveries that could have major implications for cancer treatment. Researchers in the first study made a discovery that could drastically improve the efficiency of...
How Machine Learning Could be Used to Improve Cervical Cancer Outcomes
A variety of technological innovations have made modern-day cancer research exciting, as findings of various studies have provided hope for next-generation treatment methods that could save countless lives. Machine learning methods of data analysis are one of many...