Scientists exploit gene therapy to shrink tumors in mice
with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Not exact matches
«This study
forms the basis for future research in patients
with breast cancer and offers hope for targeted therapy for patients
with aggressive triple - negative inflammatory
breast cancer,» said lead researcher Mateusz Opyrchal, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
of Oncology at RPCI.
«What began
with the question «what makes a particular
aggressive form of breast cancer cells keep growing?»
Women
with particularly
aggressive forms of breast cancer could be identified by a test that predicts whether the disease is likely to spread to the brain.
When the investigators analyzed the genes
of MECs infected
with EBV, they found genetic characteristics associated
with high - grade, estrogen - receptor - negative
breast cancer (an
aggressive form of the disease).
For years, scientists have observed that tumor cells from certain
breast cancer patients
with aggressive forms of the disease contained low levels
of mitochondrial DNA.
My honours project was centred upon exploring mechanisms that allow for the progression
of Inflammatory
Breast Cancer, a highly rare and aggressive form of advanced breast cancer, and whether we could target these previously unknown mechanisms with novel therape
Breast Cancer, a highly rare and aggressive form of advanced breast cancer, and whether we could target these previously unknown mechanisms with novel therape
Cancer, a highly rare and
aggressive form of advanced
breast cancer, and whether we could target these previously unknown mechanisms with novel therape
breast cancer, and whether we could target these previously unknown mechanisms with novel therape
cancer, and whether we could target these previously unknown mechanisms
with novel therapeutics.
One
of his remarkable success stories includes a woman diagnosed
with inflammatory
breast cancer, which is the most
aggressive form.
Here I was, in February
cancer free, now just eight months later I was knocking on death's door
with a very
aggressive form of breast cancer.
That is my main concern, as I've experienced an
aggressive form of breast cancer not associated
with estrogen or progesterone.