Sentences with phrase «key cancer driver»

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This understanding of cancer's evolution has key implications for treatment, he noted, «In addition to pointing out that we will need to target driver genes that are mutated early in cancer, this evolutionary approach provides a method that accurately characterizes which genes are being mutated early and late.

Since the specific inducers of cancer stem cells, which are key drivers of metastasis, remain elusive, our current findings are a significant advancement in this area.»

In 2007, he joined Columbia University as a post-doc, where he developed network - based computational approaches aimed at identifying key drivers of initiation and progression of cancer, as well as mechanisms of therapeutic response and drug resistance.

The group has used this approach to identify key drivers of metastatic cancer progression, and is leveraging this information to develop novel nanoparticles to block the spread of prostate and other cancers.

Five hundred cancer patients are getting an in - depth look at their genomes as part of a new clinical study that is revealing some of the key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers.

Amidst a great fanfare of recognition and hope, the rise of Immunotherapy as the key driver for making a significant impact on the treatment of cancer has seen oncology become the primary area of concern in the Life Sciences sector.