Novel nanomotors improve bladder cancer immunotherapy

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

1 year ago
immunotherapy with BCG, nanomotors, STING, bladder cancer

A study describes the development of urea-powered nanomotors that improve immunotherapy for bladder cancer. The nanomotors activate the immune system more efficiently and exceed the efficacy of curren...

Massive Data Analysis Advances the Understanding of How Immunotherapy Works

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

1 year ago
Immunotherapy, bladder cancer

Researchers identify predictive markers of response to immunotherapy treatment in a study involving data from over 700 patients across six different cohorts, published in Nature Communications.

Bladder tumours reduced by 90% using nanorobots

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

2 years ago
nanorobots, bioimage, IBEC, CIC biomaGUNE, bladder cancer

It has been emonstrated how these tiny nanomachines are propelled by urea present in urine and precisely target the tumour, attacking it with a radioisotope carried on their surface. Led by the IBEC a...

Two CNIO researchers receive funding from the Ramón Areces Foundation to conduct research into bladder cancer and brain metastases

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

5 years ago
Ramón Areces Foundation, CNIO, brain metastases, Cancer, bladder cancer

Núria Malats from the CNIO and Ravid Straussman from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel will lead a project to study the microbiome of an aggressive and little-studied type of bladder can...

Urea-powered nanomotors a promising therapy for bladder cancer

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
bladder cancer, urea, nanomotors

IBEC’s Smart Nano-Bio-Devices group have published a paper describing nanomotors that can attack 3D bladder cancer spheroids in vitro.

Bacteria that activate natural killer cells to eliminate bladder cancer

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

9 years ago
Calmette-Guérin bacillus, bladder cancer, natural killer cells

The Calmette-Guérin bacillus is the treatment of choice for the most common type of bladder cancer. According to a study led by researchers at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología of the CSIC, this ...

Possible new treatment for bladder cancer using a mycobacterium

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

11 years ago
Mycobacterium brumae, bladder cancer, mycobacterium

Researchers with the UAB's Mycobacteria Research Group have found a mycobacterium that is more effective in treating superficial bladder cancer and does not cause infections, unlike those used up to n...

Targeted alpha therapy shows promise against bladder cancer

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

11 years ago
bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract. Carcinoma in situ (CIS) is an aggressive form of the tumour located at the surface of the bladder and represents about 10% of all cas...