Personalized cancer treatments based on testing drugs quickly leads to faster treatment, better outcomes

Functional precision medicine works to take the guesswork out of deciding which drug to try next for patients with cancers that don’t respond to standard treatments.

Diana Azzam, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
April 11, 2024 ~7 min

Cancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery

There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by each tumor.

Alexander Olawaiye, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
March 27, 2024 ~7 min


Common brain tumor is genetically alike in dogs and people

The most common type of brain tumor in humans and dogs—called meningiomas—are extremely similar genetically, researchers report.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 22, 2024 ~6 min

‘Reprogrammed’ cells may help glioblastoma resist treatment

Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers. A new study offers clues as to how it can aggressively resist immunotherapy.

Brandi Wampler-Notre Dame • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~5 min

FDA approves treatment that destroys tumors with sound

The FDA has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment.

U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Microdevices implanted into tumors offer new way to treat brain cancer

A microdevice has been designed that can be implanted into tumors to conduct dozens of experiments at once to study the effects of new treatments on some of the hardest-to-treat brain cancers.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Epigenetics may play a role in glioma brain tumors

New findings indicate that epigenetic changes contribute to incurable brain tumors called gliomas.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Aug. 18, 2023 ~3 min

Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research

T cells recognize and kill cancer cells but quickly lose their effectiveness. This fast dysfunction may help explain why immunotherapy doesn’t lead to long-term remission for many patients.

Michael Rudloff, MD-Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Pathology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Aug. 3, 2023 ~6 min


Green tea compound may treat uterine fibroids

A green tea compound shows promise for treating and even preventing uterine fibroids, according to a new pre-clinical study.

Kristen Crocker-Johns Hopkins • futurity
July 13, 2023 ~7 min

Brain tumors are cognitive parasites – how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain cancer, causing significant decline in cognitive function. New research suggests a common anti-seizure drug could help control tumor growth.

Shawn Hervey-Jumper, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
June 7, 2023 ~7 min

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