Aggressive cancer cells are masters of movement. When they spread through the body, they cause metastasis, which significantly reduces a person's chance of survival. For this spreading to take place, ...

The spread of tumour from the primary cancer site to distant organs, called metastasis, has puzzled scientists for many years – they are only now beginning to pinpoint triggers and mechanisms that ...

Scientists at UCLA have developed an “off-the-shelf” cell-based immunotherapy that was able to track down and kill pancreatic ...

Researchers have identified a stress-activated control mechanism that helps breast cancer cells reshape gene activity to ...

The advent of T-cell therapies, where cells of the immune system are directed towards malignant cells, has changed the treatment paradigm of certain forms of blood cancer. However, despite the huge ...

New research sheds light on the mechanisms how cancer cells evade killing by the immune system. These results open the door to new possible individualized treatments for blood cancers and beyond, ...

Liposuction and plastic surgery aren’t often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive tumors ...

A Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has uncovered a connection between a ...

Cell therapies, which have made waves in the treatment of blood cancer, are showing potential for solid tumors.

For anyone facing cancer, the treatment options can feel brutally familiar: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...