Scientists at Cedars - Sinai have developed a new way to identify which prostate cancer patients are likely to develop
aggressive types of the disease even if their tumors at first appear to be lower risk.
«New tumor analysis method identifies high - risk prostate cancer: Cancer cells» genetic pathways show which patients are likely to develop
aggressive types of the disease.»
Not exact matches
Now, immunotherapy — a
type of treatment that harnesses the patient's immune system to combat the
disease — represents the future
of cancer treatment, with its efficacy being demonstrated in even the most
aggressive types of cancer.
DNMT3A is among the most frequently mutated genes in an
aggressive type of leukemia, and it plays a significant role in how this
disease develops.
Together with clinical researchers, they are preparing treatments for glioblastoma — the most
aggressive brain cancer in adults — , Friedreich's Ataxia — a hereditary neurodegenerative
disease — , and a
type of paediatric brain cancer.
The authors stressed that the long - term reduction in
aggressive disease was observed only in men after more than a year
of testosterone use, and the risk
of prostate cancer did not differ between gels and other
types of preparations.
Seventy - five percent
of these cases are classified as high grade serous
type, and they show more advanced
disease at diagnosis and are more
aggressive.
NAFLD includes a spectrum
of chronic hepatic (liver)
diseases, with NASH being the most
aggressive type.
The research ideas you develop at the workshop should: • Lead to the significant advancement
of our understanding
of sensor technologies suitable for liquid biopsy • Consider the practical challenges
of low volume liquid usually taken for analysis and the inconsistency
of sample preparation across point
of care sites • Prioritise biomarkers with high specificity for cancer or even for multiple cancer
types, including markers specific to cancers that will become
aggressive as opposed to non-lethal
disease
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a very
aggressive type of cancer with multiple manifestations including skin lesions, abnormal cell counts and central nervous system (CNS)
disease involvement.
They found that when an MS - like
disease was induced in mice genetically engineered to be deficient in Tob1, the mice had significantly earlier onset compared with wild -
type mice, and developed a more
aggressive form
of the
disease.
The findings also hint that in coming years, it may be possible to use the panel not just among men with advanced
disease but to distinguish between men who develop the slower growing
type of prostate cancer from the more
aggressive type.
He had a
type of skin tumor that can be very
aggressive when they adopted him, as well as some significant dental
disease.
The remote clinical services we visit are generally ill - equipped to manage complex chronic
disease and the
type of diabetes we see is
aggressive and unusually resistant to treatment.