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Mitochondrial-targeted gene therapy for treating cancer

Ashwini Sakharkar

Light-induced gene therapy disables cancer cells' energy center.

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Study reveals how cancer cells use certain proteins to shield themselves

Pranjal Malewar

Exposing hiding lymphoma cells to the immune system.

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A drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Vidya Nagalwade

The drug could change standard care.

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Introducing bacteria to a tumor’s microenvironment converts immune cells to cancer killers

Pranjal Malewar

The research could lead to better treatments for people with advanced or previously untreatable cancers.

Smoking may limit body’s ability to fight skin cancer
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Smoking may limit body’s ability to fight skin cancer

Pranjal Malewar

Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that arises when pigment-producing cells—known as melanocytes—mutate and become cancerous. The immune response to melanoma improves the survival...

Radiation oncologist Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD, (right) and staff scientist Ramachandran Rashmi and their colleagues exploited cancer cell metabolism to kill cervical tumors that are resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation
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New study to prevent cervical cancer fuel supply stymies tumors

Editorial Team

Recently researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that cervical tumors that don’t respond to radiation may be vulnerable...

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