Liver-sparing operation associated with higher survival rates in cancer patients
Historically, the most common surgical method of treatment for liver cancer was a major hepatectomy in which a lobe (hemi-liver) is removed in order to remove the tumor. ...
View ArticleStudy sheds new light on asthma, COPD
"The new study lays the groundwork for developing treatments for diseases such as asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis and even certain cancers," said senior author Thomas J. Brett, PhD, assistant professor...
View ArticlePrecision medicine for adrenal cancer, study suggests
In a randomized phase 3 trial, adrenal cancer patients receiving the investigational drug linsitinib fared no better than patients receiving a placebo. But the researchers noticed a small subset of...
View ArticleNew therapeutic target may improve treatment for brain cancer
The research will be presented at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Annual Meeting during Experimental Biology 2015. Monteagudo's research indicates a new...
View ArticleWomen with ovarian cancer gain extra months with addition of drug to standard...
The preliminary findings were reported here at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer. The phase III, randomized, controlled trial included women with platinum-sensitive...
View ArticleMost women with early-stage breast cancer avoid extensive lymph node removal
Until now, it was unclear to what extent surgeons were following the recommendations of a landmark clinical trial published more than four years ago, known as the American College of Surgeons Oncology...
View ArticleGolgi trafficking controlled by G-proteins
The study is reported online April 9 in Developmental Cell. "Our work provides the first direct evidence that G proteins are signaling on membranes inside cells, not just at the cell surface as has...
View ArticleStem cell disease model clarifies bone cancer trigger
The study results, published in the journal Cell, revolve around iPSCs, which since their 2006 discovery have enabled researchers to coax mature (fully differentiated) bodily cells (e.g. skin cells) to...
View ArticleAxillary lymph node evaluation performed frequently in ductal carcinoma in situ
While axillary lymph node evaluation is the standard of care in the surgical management of invasive breast cancer, a benefit has not been demonstrated in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). For women with...
View ArticleEpigenomic changes play an important role during the progression of melanoma
Human DNA contains genetic information that makes our cells functional entities within a larger whole. The stream of information from DNA to function happens in the form of proteins that anchor...
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