Prostate Cancer

New Orleans, LA - The Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Branch of the Veterans Administration (VA) has awarded Hari Koul, PhD, Professor and Interim Chairman of the Department Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU…

Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation CLEVELAND--African American men in Cuyahoga County have a 60% increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and an 80% increased risk of dying from…

Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive molecules isolated from a sea sponge.…

The @Oncotarget authors aimed to assess the effect of cirrhosis on outcomes in iCCA patientsCredit: Correspondence to - Ofer Isakov - [email protected] Oncotarget recently published "Effect of liver fibrosis on survival in patients…

"Suggesting that combined targeting of SLC6A14 and AMPK can be exploited as a therapeutic approach to starve tumor cells"Credit: Correspondence to - Balca R. Mardin - [email protected] Oncotarget recently published "Exploiting the…

"Elevated PLT count seems to identify a subgroup of patients with poor outcome in the IMDC intermediate-risk population with ccRCC"Credit: Correspondence to - Laurence Albiges - [email protected] The cover for issue 49…

Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03211-0 Many genetic variants have been found to have a linkage with genetic diseases, but the understanding of their functional roles in causing diseases are still limited. An international research…

Building upon previous research, an international team led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has validated a more inclusive and comprehensive genetic tool for predicting age of onset of aggressive…

The @Oncotarget authors show a drug class-effect with MEKi to stimulate NK cells, inhibit inflammatory cytokines and block host-factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection leading also to suppression of SARS-CoV-2-S pseudovirus infection of human…

"The @Oncotarget authors demonstrate that MEK inhibitors are a promising targeted therapy for the basal subtype of bladder cancer, and their data indicate that drug screening of 3D cultures provides an important resource for hypothesis…

Researchers predict over 1.4 million deaths from top 10 cancers in 2021 in the EU and UK; accompanying editorial warns of adverse effect of COVID-19 on death rates Researchers have called on European policymakers to make adequate resources…

The battle against late-stage prostate cancer might have found a potential new strategy to combat this deadly disease. Research led by Baylor College of Medicine reveals in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that the enzyme MAPK4…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey research published in 'Cancer' Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, evaluated the frequency of…

African Americans have higher rates of prostate cancer and are more likely to die from the disease than other groups in the United States, likely due to socioeconomic factors, healthcare access problems, and tumor biology. A new review…

Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process Numerous studies have shown that trained dogs can detect many kinds of disease -- including lung, breast,…

Credit: University of Warwick In the paper, 'Tracking Reactions of Asymmetric Organo-Osmium Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysts in Cancer Cells', published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, researchers from the University of Warwick…

UCLA RESEARCH ALERT FINDINGS A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps identify which patients with prostate cancer will benefit most from the use of prostate-specific membrane antigen PET…

New Edith Cowan University research has found that exercise not only has physical benefits for men with prostate cancer, it also helps reduce symptoms of depression and anxietyCredit: Edith Cowan University New Edith Cowan…

Additional animal studies revealed that co-administration of PolyHb with cisplatin attenuated tumor growth without alleviating hypoxiaCredit: Correspondence to - Pedro Cabrales - [email protected] Oncotarget recently published…

Oncotarget recently published "AKT isoforms have discrete expression in triple negative breast cancers and roles in cisplatin sensitivity" which reported that the authors investigated the expression and net effect of the individual isoforms…