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Knockdown of CUL5 gene enhances CAR-T cells’ prolification and survival compared to conventional CAR-T cells, making them better at fighting cancer.

Gene modification could improve cancer treatment’s success rate

Researchers have identified a method to enhance the effectiveness of a promising cancer treatment. They found that modifying a specific gene improves the ability of immune cells to combat cancer…

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Recreating the Tumor Microenvironment with Bioprinting Technology for Personalized Drug Response Identification and Prediction

Decline in breast cancer screening participation rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tsukuba, Japan—During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, breast cancer screening participation rates declined worldwide. However, in Japan, nationwide changes in the rate of breast cancer screening before and during the…

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Recreating the Tumor Microenvironment with Bioprinting Technology for Personalized Drug Response Identification and Prediction

Personalized cancer treatment using 3D bioprinting technology

A collaborative research team led by Professor Jinah Jang from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)…

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Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches

Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer emergency department…

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Representative immunofluorescence images showing normal oral epithelial cells (left) and early stages of oral cancer (right

How healthy stem cells turn into oral cancer

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise. Now, researchers…

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Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches

Outside-In Signaling Shows a Route Into Cancer Cells

A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an “outside in” signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell. The work, published Jan. 29 in Nature Communications, reveals a…

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