Tag: Cancer
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Gene Therapy Promotes Transfusion Independence for Severe Beta-Thalassemia
A novel gene therapy promoted transfusion independence in more than 90 percent of adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, according to a recent clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Genetic Variant of High-risk Childhood Leukemia Revealed
A genetic mutation changing just one base pair of nucleotides greatly increases risk of a lethal subtype of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a recent study.
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Neural Stem Cell Therapy May Improve Metastatic Cancer Survival
Neural stem cells engineered by Northwestern Medicine investigators used in combination with the HER2 inhibitor drug tucatinib improved survival in mice with HER2 positive breast cancer brain metastases.
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Tumors Dramatically Shrink With New Approach to Cell Therapy
Northwestern scientists have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumors to fight cancer rapidly and effectively.
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New Alternative for Relapsed B-Cell Lymphoma
A new therapy showed improvements over the standard treatment for relapsed B-cell lymphoma, according to a recent study.
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Nano Bubbles Could Treat, Prevent Current and Future Strains Of SARS-Cov-2
A new study has identified naturally occurring nano-sized particles that can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus in preclinical studies.
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In Cancer Treatment, Quality of Life Matters More and More
A Northwestern Medicine study has found that a new combination immune therapy treatment not only extended cancer patients’ lives better than other treatments, it also was less toxic to their overall health than other drugs on the market.
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Winter Elected President of the American Society of Hematology
Jane Winter, MD, a highly regarded lymphoma expert, will serve as president of the American Society of Hematology for a year-long term through December 2022.
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Uncovering Cellular Mechanisms of Genetic Skin Diseases
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism linking an intercellular adhesion molecule with genetic inflammatory skin diseases.
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Top 5 Breakthroughs Podcasts of 2021
Of the more than 20 episodes of the medical school’s Breakthroughs podcast produced in 2021, the most popular ranged across specialties from gastroenterology to nanotechnology. Listen to the top five episodes of the year and earn Continuing Medical Education credit.
