Tau PET reveals patterns of early Alzheimer's disease
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans in patients with early Alzheimer's disease reveal patterns of tau deposits that could help researchers improve the selection of at-risk patients for new drug trials, according to a study published April 18 in JAMA Neurology. Read More
Tetanus immunity treats pancreatic cancer in mice
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat, and patients have not benefited from the advances in immunotherapy seen in other diseases. Now, in new research, scientists have demonstrated how the childhood tetanus vaccine could be used to activate the immune system to fight against tumors, according to a study published recently in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Read More
AACR 2022 video: DCIS lesions may affect treatment management
NEW ORLEANS -- In an interview with ScienceBoard.net, Tanjina Kader, PhD, of the Women's Cancer Research Program at the Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia, shares an overview of her research on ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. Read More
AACR 2022 video: Project GENIE spurs sharing of real-world data
At this week's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2022 annual meeting, ScienceBoard.net spoke with Shawn Sweeney, PhD, the director of the AACR Project GENIE Coordinating Center and project lead. Read More
AACR 2022 video: AACR taskforce tackles public trust in science
NEW ORLEANS -- On day four of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting, ScienceBoard.net spoke with Dr. Jesse Nodora, PhD, of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California San Diego Health, a member of the new AACR taskforce devoted to the concept of trust in science. Read More
Nivolumab/chemo combo will change lung cancer care
A new study that pairs neoadjuvant nivolumab with chemotherapy for patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer has the potential to revolutionize treatment, according to one expert. The research was presented April 11 at the American Association for Cancer Research 2022 meeting and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More
AACR 2022: Video preview of day 3
NEW ORLEANS - ScienceBoard.net Editor Leah Sherwood gives a preview of the events on day three of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2022 Annual Meeting. Read More
CAR T-cells show preliminary efficacy, safety as solid-tumor treatment
Researchers presented phase I/II preliminary clinical trial data demonstrating the safety and efficacy of a new CAR T-cell therapy that can be used as either a monotherapy or a combination therapy to treat Claudin 6-positive solid tumors. The findings were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans. Read More
Video from AACR 2022: Does the microbiome predict precervical cancer risk?
NEW ORLEANS - Does the microbiome provide clues to the precervical cancer risk of women? This is the question that Katherine Tossas, PhD, is investigating. She shared her thoughts on this topic and on reproductive justice in a video interview at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Read More
Video from AACR 2022: Next-gen pathology tools for cancer research
NEW ORLEANS - What do the next-generation of pathology tools for cancer research look like, and how can pathologists contribute to those technologies to make an impact in their discipline? Dr. Beatrice Knudsen, PhD, of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, explored these ideas at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in a video update from day two of the conference. Read More
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