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Genes predict cancer chemo response
For some people, the clue to their response to cancer treatment is in their genes, and researchers have found genetic profiles that could predict response in breast cancer chemotherapy.
Scoring genes in ovarian cancer could predict treatment response
Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a score based on the expression of genes involved in the repair of DNA after platinum-based treatment to see if this could predict the response, but the take on this is mixed.
Nanosyringe could help treat brain tumors
A discovery by researchers at Rice University and the Methodist Neurological Institute could help deliver chemo drugs to brain tumor cells.
Chemo-resistant proteins mark defiant breast tumors
Hull University (U.K.) researchers have found some biomarkers that could pick out those women who might or might not respond to chemotherapy in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
Bind touts positive results for cancer-fighting nanoparticles
Research from Bind Biosciences may lead to a way to deliver high concentrations of cancer-fighting drugs directly to tumors, avoiding the side effects of chemo.
New drug blocks brain cancer advance, making chemo kill easier
Invasive brain tumors are often unstoppable, and even chemotherapy drugs can't always halt their advance. That could change with a new compound.
Duke seeks IT fixes to research tampering after Potti probe
Duke University's medical school is taking action to prevent people from tampering with research data.
Humans to test T-cell treatment that subdued canine lymphoma
Dogs are often loyal and are great companions. Now, they're also trailblazers in cancer research. An innovative new lymphoma treatment helped prolong the lives of dogs with the disease, and it...
Silver, slayer of werewolves, explored as cancer fighter
In fiction, silver bullets can slay werewolves and witches. But researchers now believe they can use silver particles, in essence, to slap down cancer. Researchers envision silver compounds as being...
Colorado researchers remove leukemia's shield, making it easier to kill
Acute myeloid leukemia is almost diabolically adaptable, able to resist chemotherapy and other formidable drug weapons doctors use to fight it. But now researchers at the University of Colorado
