Cancer Archive — Page 53 of 68
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April 8, 2015
Micelle “packets” deliver cancer drugs
Vanderbilt researchers designed micelle “packets” to selectively deliver anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells. -
April 2, 2015
Study explores driver behind lung cancer tumor progression
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified the mechanisms used by a gene and its binding protein to drive tumor growth in several forms of cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer. -
March 26, 2015
‘Docking stations’ on chromosomes new anti-cancer target
Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a cleft in a chromosome-binding protein that may hold the key to stopping most cancers in their tracks. -
March 12, 2015
VUMC’s Barocas named to Commission on Cancer
Daniel Barocas, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently named a representative on the Commission on Cancer. -
March 12, 2015
Gene mutations may predict melanoma response to immunotherapies
Melanoma patients whose tumors test positive for mutations in the NRAS gene were more likely to benefit from new immunotherapy drugs, according to a new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators. -
March 5, 2015
Moses, Shyr named to Institute of Medicine cancer therapies panel
Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) leaders have been named to a panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to help shape national policies on the use of biomarkers for targeted cancer therapies. -
February 9, 2015
Gene profile predicts metastasis
A specific gene expression profile represents a novel, biologically relevant “signature” for identifying colon cancers with high risk of metastatic recurrence, Vanderbilt researchers have found.