Tag: Cancer
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Study Identifies Enzyme that Helps Tumors Evade the Immune System
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system, findings that could provide future directions for tumor treatment, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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New Therapy Harnesses Patients’ Blood Cells to Fight Tumors
Northwestern University scientists have discovered it is possible to isolate a tumor’s attack cells non-invasively from blood, rather than from tumors.
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Combination Treatment Extends Progression-Free Survival in Brain Cancer
Repeat radiation therapy combined with monoclonal antibody treatment extended progression-free survival in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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New Combination of Drugs Works Together to Reduce Lung Tumors in Mice
Two therapeutic drugs benefited mice with non-small cell lung cancer, potentially paving the way for clinical trials in humans.
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Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy May Increase Survival in Advanced Melanoma
Patients with advanced-stage melanoma who received immunotherapy both before and after surgery had longer event-free survival than patients who received immunotherapy only after surgery, according to a recent clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Hormone Therapy Plus Current Treatments Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer
Combining a new hormone therapy drug with chemotherapy and another hormone therapy increased overall survival in patients with high-volume and both high-risk and low-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, according to a post hoc analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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New Directions for HIV Treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.
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Predicting Risk of Blood Clots in Brain Tumors
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas.
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Understanding How Exercise Induces Systemic Metabolic Benefits
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism by which exercise activates metabolic benefits in the body, according to a new study published in Cell Metabolism.
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Studying the Impact of Stem Cell Transplants
People with sickle cell disease who receive nonmyeloablative stem cell transplants are at greater risk for developing new tumors, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
