Sentences with phrase «cells during chemotherapy»

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By hitting breast cancer cells with a targeted therapeutic immediately after chemotherapy, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) were able to target cancer cells during a transitional stage when they were most vulnerable, killing cells and shrinking tumors in the lab and in pre-clinical models.

By hitting breast cancer cells with a targeted therapeutic immediately after chemotherapy, researchers were able to target cancer cells during a transitional stage when they were most vulnerable.

They find that the cells can remain dormant during chemotherapy that kills off most of the cancer and can give rise to new tumors once the drug treatment stops.

When William Pao was a medical oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) during the early 2000s, treating patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was rote: Every patient received the same chemotherapy regimen.

He hopes the cancer - targeting nanorobots will steer clear of other rapidly dividing cells, such as those in the gut and at hair follicles, which often suffer collateral damage during chemotherapy.

«This study begins the groundwork for potentially finding a way to understand and dial back cell diversity and adaptability during chemotherapy to decrease drug resistance.»

During the stress response that occurs as a cell becomes cancerous, and in response to chemotherapy, p53 attempts to repair DNA damage that has occurred, and, if not successful, p53 orders the cell to die.

Some patients will receive chemotherapy after surgery to help treat any cancer cells that went undetected and therefore could not be removed during surgery.

Administration of chemotherapy to patients hospitalized with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was associated with lower odds of death during hospitalization, according to the results of a study published in Cancer Epidemiology.

CTLA - 4 blockade expands infiltrating T cells and inhibits cancer cell repopulation during the intervals of chemotherapy in murine mesothelioma.

Measuring the concentration of leukemia cells in patient bone marrow during the first 46 days of chemotherapy should help boost survival of young leukemia patients by better matching patients with the right intensity of chemotherapy.

The treatment In the traditional form of the treatment, during the first five weeks, the entire affected breast is usually treated in case any cancerous cells were left behind from surgery and / or chemotherapy.

Mazurak and her colleagues asked 16 patients with non-small cell lung cancer to take a 2.2 - gram supplement of eicosapentaenoic acid, a compound in fish oil, once a day during their 10 - week chemotherapy treatments.

In addition, during energy restriction, healthy cells are in self - maintenance mode, causing them to metabolically slow down and be protected from chemotherapy's toxic effects.

We know that those with metabolic states resulting from a high - carbohydrate diet — including high blood sugar levels, high insulin levels, and obesity — have higher rates of cancer and do more poorly during cancer treatment.13 — 16 We also know that multiple pathways that are downregulated by a ketogenic diet also render cells more susceptible to being killed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.17

Research shows that patients who follow a ketogenic diet during their traditional chemotherapy treatment starve their cancer cells because they lack glucose to feed upon.

If your dog is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, it is advisable to only use supplements that improve cell strength such as homeopathic natural remedies and anti-oxidants before and after treatment in order to avoid protecting cells that are being killed during treatment.