Engineering the immune system to overcome tumor evasion strategies was a hot topic at this week’s AACR meeting, with researchers discussing several new approaches.
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Scientists at this month’s AACR meeting highlighted research on the crucial role of the non-malignant cells that surround tumors in cancer initiation, growth, and response.
Tumor cells rapidly divide by usurping a metabolic trick from normal cell development.
Vesicles released by melanoma cells stimulate pro-metastasis behaviors in bone marrow cells.
Mice “avatars” grafted with patient tumor tissue help identify effective drug regimens.
Sheng Wang leaves the Boston University School of Medicine and agrees to retract two published studies.
Proteins and nanoparticles that talk in order to more efficiently locate and treat tumors could reduce collateral damage to healthy tissues
Ovarian tumor cells use cellular movement proteins to penetrate protective cell layers surrounding new target tissues during metastasis
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