Research Projects

December 1, 2017

Researchers find bacteria tied to esophageal cancer

Researchers at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center report that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths of Americans may…

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November 30, 2017

New research on lung cancer causing gene hailed as important step towards new cancer therapies.

Researchers at Okayama University have revealed an approach for suppressing the expression of the SOX2 protein, a cancer causing gene associated with…

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August 25, 2017

Protein inhibitor may be a game changer for oncolytic therapies

Oncolytic viruses have been lauded as “the next major breakthrough” in cancer treatment, but have had limited success in human trials. Chinese researchers have landed…

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Researchers Identify New Treatment Target for Esophageal Cancer

Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have identified a novel treatment target in esophageal cancer that could be affected…

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August 23, 2017

An Impactful Year for Molecular Testing in GI Cancers

The guidelines released in 2017 are going to serve as the foundation for molecular testing for all gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, says Antonia…

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August 17, 2017

New strategy to treat aggressive lung cancer

Research conducted by a team of Norton Thoracic Institute scientists on a novel therapeutic avenue for an aggressive and difficult to treat…

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August 16, 2017

8/15/17 – New Findings from Cancer Institute and Hospital Update Understanding of Esophageal Cancer (Clinicopathological features of esophageal squamous cell…

New Findings from Cancer Institute and Hospital Update Understanding of Esophageal Cancer (Clinicopathological features of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in never smoker-never…

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August 13, 2017

Fluorouracil Completed Phase 3 Trials for Esophageal Cancers / Malignant Neoplasm of Stomach Treatment

https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00544/clinical_trials?conditions=DBCOND0045726%2CDBCOND0045917&phase=3&purpose=treatment&status=completed…

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June 30, 2017

Penn Gastroenterologists Receive Funding to Continue Research Partnership on Barrett’s Esophagus National Cancer Institute Funding Extends Collaboration with Columbia, Mayo Clinic

A research group in the division of Gastroenterology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a…

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Penn Gastroenterologists Receive Funding to Continue Research Partnership on Barrett's Esophagus National Cancer Institute Funding Extends Collaboration with Columbia, Mayo Clinic

A research group in the division of Gastroenterology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a…

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June 29, 2017

Cancer-Focused Vivace Emerges with $40M in Financing

A cancer-focused drug discoverer and developer emerged from stealth mode by disclosing today that it has raised $40 million in Series A…

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March 24, 2017

Keck School of Medicine of USC receives grant for esophageal cancer research

LOS ANGELES — Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the…

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