An enzyme implicated in autoimmune diseases and viral infections also regulates radiation therapy’s ability to trigger an immune response against cancer, according to Sandra Demaria and colleagues. Read more
Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL), a rare subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, presents very differently and can be more prevalent in certain worldwide demographics compared with others, explains Adrienne A. Phillips, M.D. Read more
Manish Shah, M.D., joins a group of international experts in gastroesophageal cancers for a discussion about global trends in gastric cancers. Read more
Two-thirds of patients who underwent scalp cooling treatment during breast cancer chemotherapy retained their hair, according to a study by Tessa Cigler, M.D. Read more
The first-ever “disease in a Petri dish” platform that models human colon cancer derived from stem cells has been developed by a team led by Todd Evans and Shuibing Chen. Read more
Physician-scientists from the Meyer Cancer Center were the go-to experts when it came to commenting on several studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2017 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Read more
The Blanchard Lab has developed new imaging methods that allow researchers to track the individual protein molecules on the surface of cells. Read more
A technique developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators can detect cancer cells surviving therapy in the most common form of leukemia in adults more sensitively and precisely than traditional microscopic observation. Read more
Richard Silver, M.D., shares his involvement with the groundbreaking imatinib cancer pill and what he’s gleaned from 60 years working in medicine. Read more