Sentences with phrase «ovarian tumors often»

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«While the presence of lymphocytes in tumors is often associated with better clinical outcomes, this research adds clarity on the diversity of T cells within the tumor environment and their influence on ovarian cancer outcomes,» says first author Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director, M. Steven Piver Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology, and Executive Director of the Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park.

Ovarian cancer has one of the highest death rates of all gynecological cancers, because the tumor often can not be detected until the late stages.

In humans, colon cancer often spreads to the liver and forms small tumors that are difficult to detect, similar to ovarian tumors.

Coukos, who is currently leading an ovarian cancer clinical trial sponsored by CRI's Clinical Accelerator, sought to understand why PD - 1 / PD - L1 immunotherapies are often ineffective for these patients, even though ovarian tumors are often infiltrated by «killer» T cells that recognize tumor - specific neoantigens and express high levels of PD - 1.

Spaying females can greatly reduce the possibilities of mammary tumors later in life (often malignant) and eliminates the possibilities of pyometra (life threatening infection of the uterus) or ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer sometimes is found during a pelvic exam, but tumors are often too deep within the body for doctors to detect.