Sentences with phrase «aggressive tumor development»
Answering important clinical questions — such as whether genetic diversity is a risk factor for aggressive tumor development or how it relates to treatment resistance — requires analyzing samples from many patients with different types of cancer.
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An experimental drug in early development for aggressive brain tumors can cross the blood - brain tumor barrier, kill tumor cells and block the growth of tumor blood vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James).
Recently, teaming up with co-investigator Associate Professor Dr. Rolf A. Brekken, they looked into its possible involvement in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDA), the most common form of pancreatic cancer, in a mouse model with an early onset aggressive form of tumor development.
As this variant also appears to be associated with the development of more aggressive prostate tumors, a diagnostic test for the variant may enable doctors to make more informed decisions as to how closely they should monitor those who are at high risk, and how aggressively they should treat the disease once it presents.
These two aspects of tumor progression (hypoxia and reoxygenation) cooperate to provide growth advantages essential for the progressive development of aggressive tumors [21].
It has been postulated that hypoxia contributes directly to the development of more aggressive cancers by exerting selective pressure on the tumor cell population to favor cells that can survive decreased O2 and nutrients [18 — 20].
«This has important implications for tumor development because certain cells might be more aggressive than others,» Beck said.