Sentences with phrase «good tumor control»

«The initial results of RTOG 0236 showed very good tumor control; however, many physicians were concerned that treatment - related toxicity would eventually appear, so SBRT has not seen wide - spread use.

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Scientists have gained a better molecular understanding of the region of the brain in individuals with epilepsy which — due to a developmental abnormality, trauma, stroke, or a growing tumor — has stopped responding to control signals, and this results in recurrent seizures.

«Targeted radiosurgery better than whole - brain radiation for treating brain tumors: Study shows effectiveness of radiosurgery in controlling spread of brain cancer after surgery.»

If hypofractionated radiation with curative intent can reduce the treatment time for lung cancer patients by half with no greater toxicity, and with equivalent — if not better — tumor control and survival outcomes, this research could result in a change in the paradigm of how a large subset of locally advanced NSCLC patients are treated.»

Joining forces with dermatologists and oncologists from the University Hospital in Zurich and backed by the University Research Priority Program «Translational Cancer Research,» Sommer's team was able to demonstrate that, in melanoma cells, the epigenetic factor EZH2 controls genes that govern tumor growth as well as genes that are important for the formation of metastases.

An inactive rhomboid protease, iRhom2, is normally a short - lived protein that controls a cascade of events involved in wound healing as well as tumor growth.

«We had better control over the tumor by giving patients the same overall dose of radiotherapy in fewer sessions and a shorter period of time.

The authors uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as the gene network regulated by Sox9 during the early steps of skin tumor initiation and demonstrates that Sox9 controls the long term maintenance and expansion of oncogene expressing cells by promoting self - renewing division and inhibiting differentiation.

Still, researchers must perform extensive research not only to increase the energy of the ions to reach even deep seated tumors but also to really control the beam well enough to be used routinely in a medical treatment.

«We found that the mice tolerated the treatment well and when examined, their prostate tumors decreased by about 20 percent compared to the control group,» Kazmierczak said.

Specifically, TheraT ® has proven to be safe in animals as well as capable of eliciting uniquely potent antigen - specific CD8 + cytotoxic T cell responses and strong tumor control in mice.

Results published by the Altieri laboratory demonstrated that these molecules accumulate in mitochondria of tumor cells, where they physically interact with components of the organelle permeability transition as well as with a number of regulators of bioenergetics, including the control of protein production, lipid metabolism and ATP generation.

Tumor control could be best achieved with radiation therapy if the tumor is well localTumor control could be best achieved with radiation therapy if the tumor is well localtumor is well localized.

For each of the 10 somatic mutations, as well as 2 germline control variants, we performed PCR - targeted 454 resequencing in samples from the primary tumor, the relapse tumor, and the germline.

At UT Southwestern Medical Center, dedicated physicians, surgeons, and scientists have created interconnecting programs to provide patients with the best treatments available for brain and pituitary tumors and to develop better treatments for tumors that can not yet be cured or controlled.

Programs are clustered into Discipline - Based or Disease - Oriented and bring together investigators from all research disciplines (basic, population focused, and clinical) to tackle the challenges of tumor development and progression, diagnosis and treatment, as well as cancer control and disparities.

Therefore, it is critical that the initial treatment be focused on pain control as well as tumor control.

Successful treatment includes control of the primary tumor as well as prevention of metastasis.

The mutations may be in genes governing some aspect of the immune system but they might also be in tumor suppressor genes whose job it is to seek out and destroy cancerous cells, genes that control cell division, genes that control normal cell death, and other types as well.