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Liquid biopsy identifies mutations in colorectal cancer that go undetected in tissue biopsy

by Vall d’Hebron

9 years ago
BEAMing, Colorectal cancer, colon cancer, CORRECT study, Liquid biopsy

The CORRECT study, published ahead of print online today in The Lancet Oncology, is one of the largest trials to date comparing data provided by liquid versus tissue biopsy in metastatic colorectal ca...

Latest research led by VHIO: cutting edge 'omics' predict breast cancer patients' response to chemotherapy

by Vall d’Hebron

9 years ago
genomic technology, breast cancer, nCounter Nanostring technology, Prosigna test

The results highlight the importance of considering tumor biology both upon breast cancer diagnosis as well as prior to therapeutic intervention

Defective telomeres are now being linked to dozens of diseases

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

9 years ago
telomeres, cancer, aging

Two CNIO researchers have published a detailed review on what is known today about the structures that protect the ends of chromosomes. Telomeres are key elements in ageing and cancer and much more co...

Researchers discover of a peptide that inhibits tumor progression in breast cancer

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago
Breast cancer, RCAN3 protein, R3178-210 peptide

The peptide has powerful properties R3178-210 as suppressor tumor and also is a new tool for the development of new potent and specific antitumor drugs

Mutations in the dark side of the genome cause leukemia

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

9 years ago
chronic lymphocytic leukemia, leukemia

Dr. Lopez-Otin comments: “The most relevant finding of this study has been the identification of mutations in regions of the genome which do not code for proteins and whose functional relevance is s...

Desarrollan un nanodispositivo, calentador y termómetro a la vez, con aplicaciones en el tratamiento contra el cáncer

by Universidad de Zaragoza

9 years ago
hipertermia magnética, cancer

Supone un gran avance en la terapia de hipertermia magnética utilizada en patalogía oncológica y en el estudio del transporte de calor a escala nanométrica

Researchers discover an anti-tumor gene loss in cancer of small cell lung

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago
KAT6B gene, Lung cancer small cell

"Our cells have two copies of each gene. And we discovered that 10% of tumors of small cell lung loses both copies of an anti-cancer gene called KAT6B" says Manel Esteller, director of the study

Un examen de orina permite detectar el cáncer de páncreas en etapas tempranas

by Agencia Sinc

9 years ago
cáncer de páncreas

La combinación de tres proteínas en niveles altos en la orina informa con gran precisión de la existencia de un cáncer de páncreas en estadios tempranos, según una investigación liderada por el...

Cirujanos maxilofaciales estudian la validez de una técnica más específica en el tumor primario de cavidad oral y faringe

by Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga

9 years ago
difusión por resonancia magnética, carcinoma escamoso de cavidad oral y faringe

La investigación, que forma parte de una tesis doctoral y está en fase descriptiva, ha sido premiada en el último congreso nacional de la especialidad celebrado en Oviedo

Células madre identifican los cánceres de mama agresivos

by Secuvita

9 years ago
breast cancer

Esta investigación podría ser muy importante para hallar formas de identificar a las pacientes que están en grave riesgo de sufrir las formas más agresivas de los tumores de mama, mejorando la man...

Hallado un nuevo tipo de fármaco con efecto antitumoral contra el cáncer de colon y el melanoma

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

9 years ago
Tumorigenesis, colon cancer, DEL-22379 molecule

Las compañías farmacéuticas llevan 25 años buscando moléculas que puedan inhibir la actividad de alguno de los componentes de dicha ruta para atajar la proliferación de células tumorales

Leitat leads GLAM, a European project to improve cancer diagnosis

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

9 years ago
Genitourinary Cancer, GLAM project, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Leitat

The members of the consortium will combine medical research with basic research and biotechnology to develop in a four-year term a new diagnostic tool to detect biomarkers from biofluids obtained in a...