News tagged with tumor antigens

New tumor proteins may identify a range of cancers early

A new study led by Ohio State University cancer researchers describes a novel cancer-specific protein that is present in a broad range of cancer types and at all stages of tumor development, from premalignant cells to metastatic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Doctors have new approach to fight tumor cells

University of Miami doctors have developed a new method of catching and killing tumor cells floating through the human bloodstream they say could be a potent new weapon against most kinds of cancer within a decade.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study

Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Study in mice shows mechanisms behind immune responses to brain tumors

Findings from a study conducted in mice, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine next week, provide new insights into how an effective immune response to brain tumors could potentially be brought about in humans ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prodrug could help curb skin toxicity related to EGFR-inhibiting cancer drugs

There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a study published online this week in Cancer Biology and Therapy by researchers from City of Hope and the Kimmel Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biochemical profile may help diagnose, determine aggressiveness of prostate cancer

Magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy -- which analyzes the biochemistry rather than the structure of tissues -- may someday be able both to pinpoint the precise location of prostate cancer and to determine the tumor's aggressiveness, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0