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Mashup Score: 7Novel Immune Inhibitor Associated with Glioma Progression - 2 month(s) ago
Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Amy Heimberger, MD, PhD, have discovered a new mechanism in which cancer-associated fibroblasts are associated with tumor grade and mediate immune suppression in glioma tumors.
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Mashup Score: 5Examining Infection Rates in Prostate Cancer Biopsies - 2 month(s) ago
Two methods of prostate cancer biopsy demonstrated similar, minimal rates of infection in patients with prostate cancer, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal European Urology.
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Mashup Score: 8New Genes Implicated in Uterine Fibroid Development - 2 month(s) ago
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified new genes implicated in the development of uterine fibroids, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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Mashup Score: 5Innate Immune Cells Promote Growth of Blood Vessels in Colon Cancer - 2 month(s) ago
A type of white blood cell is responsible for growth and branching of blood vessels which supports tumor growth in colon cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Mashup Score: 6New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Rare Brain Tumors - 3 month(s) ago
An experimental drug may provide a new treatment option for some patients with rare incurable brain tumors, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Specific immunosuppressants and immunotherapy are not enough to prevent organ rejection in patients undergoing skin cancer treatment who have also received a kidney transplant, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Mashup Score: 12Cellular Therapy Increases Survival in Recurring B-cell Lymphoma - 3 month(s) ago
A two-year follow-up clinical trial found that a personalized cellular therapy treatment for relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma demonstrated high safety and improved overall survival in patients, according to findings published in Blood.
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A two-year follow-up clinical trial found that a new personalized CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed / refractory B-cell #lymphoma demonstrated strong safety and improved overall survival in patients according to findings from @ligordon in @BloodJournal. https://t.co/uEaP7YVbN6… https://t.co/huJ0beXqtX https://t.co/fDuLodlNTQ
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Mashup Score: 8Outsmarting Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer - 3 month(s) ago
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer — its hunger for cholesterol — and how to sneakily use that to destroy it.
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Mashup Score: 25Immune Genes Are Altered in Alzheimer’s Patients’ Blood - 3 month(s) ago
A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered, and many of these altered genes are the same ones that increase an individual’s risk for Alzheimer’s.
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Mashup Score: 25Immune Genes Are Altered in Alzheimer’s Patients’ Blood - 3 month(s) ago
A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered, and many of these altered genes are the same ones that increase an individual’s risk for Alzheimer’s.
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.@NorthwesternMed investigators led by Lurie Cancer Center member @HeimbergerAmy, have discovered a new mechanism in which cancer-associated fibroblasts mediate immune suppression in #glioma tumors. https://t.co/rdlYCbgyag via @NUFeinbergMed #BTSM