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UCSF's novel approach to a therapeutic cancer vaccine may provide a new option for patients relapsing with AML
An experimental cancer vaccine in early-stage development at the University of California San Francisco has sparked hope that patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of the blood, could one day have a life-saving alternative, especially those prone to relapse or unable to
Q & A with Thea Tlsty, PhD, on Leading International Team to Study Inflammation and Cancer
“The Grand Challenge is designed to address really big, intractable questions in cancer. The idea is not to make small, incremental steps, but to make a huge leap forward.” Thea Tlsty, PhD from UCSF.edu, 1/23/19 $26 Million 'Grand Challenge' Project Will Probe Role of Inflammation in Cancer Thea D
Common Pain Reliever Can Improve Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
Jennifer R. Grandis, MD, senior author of the study. Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
$26 Million 'Grand Challenge' Project Will Probe Role of Inflammation in Cancer
“The Grand Challenge is designed to address really big, intractable questions in cancer. The idea is not to make small, incremental steps, but to make a huge leap forward.” Thea Tlsty, PhD Related news: Q & A with Thea Tlsty, PhD, on Leading International Team to Study Inflammation and Cancer UC San
Drug Hobbles Deadly Liver Cancer by Stifling Protein Production
In laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a surprising new approach. Traditionally, targeted cancer therapies aim to disable proteins borne of cancer-driving genes. Instead, the UCSF scientists prevented these proteins
Divide and Conquer: UCSF Cancer Team Finds Promise in Precision Medicine Approach to Osteosarcoma
Using a divide and conquer strategy, researchers from the University of California San Francisco have provided a road map for the development of a precision medicine approach to osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in children and young adults and an aggressive disease for which treatment has
Radiation Dose in CT Scans Varies Due to Scanners' Technical Settings
The amount of radiation that patients are exposed to from computed tomography (CT) scans varies widely between institutions and countries, and is largely due to differences in the technical settings of the scanning machines at each institution, according to an international study led by UC San