New findings from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center about how some cancer cells become “addicted” to glucose could open up fresh approaches to therapy strategies for cancers with high levels of an amino acid transporter called solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11). This includes lung cancer and renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.
The study, led by Boyi Gan, Ph.D., of...
Treating T cells harvested from a patient with a combination of an epigenetic drug and a cytokine while expanding the cells in the lab re-programs...
Medical experts have always known myelin, the protective coating of nerve cells, to be metabolically inert. A study led by The University...
A study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated acceptable toxicity and anti-tumor activity in patients with four types of advanced, hard-to-treat rare cancers. Study findings were published in the March 18 online issue of the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.
The open-label, Phase II study followed 127 patients who had advanced rare cancers: squamous cell carcinoma of the skin...
