February 11, 2020
Wang published in the journal Small
Andrew Z. Wang, MD, was corresponding author of a paper evaluating whether nanoparticle drug delivery contributed to liver damage, or hepatotoxicity.
Tag: research
February 7, 2020
Researchers find out what’s keeping cancer-killing T-cells away from pancreatic cancer tumors
Researchers led by Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, have identified the culprit that keeps cancer-killing immune cells from reaching pancreatic cancer tumors. Their findings were published in the journal Cancer Immunology Research.
February 6, 2020
Key molecular machine in cells pictured in detail for the first time
Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Rockefeller University have revealed the inner workings of one of the most fundamental and important molecular machines in cells.
February 4, 2020
Study finds blood test accurately tracks HPV-linked head and neck cancer
An experimental blood test accurately detected HPV-linked head and neck cancer recurrence and confirmed when patients remained cancer-free.
February 3, 2020
Researchers develop method to engineer immune cells so they grow even in hostile tumors
Tumors can create a hostile environment for cancer-fighting immune cells. In a new study, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have developed a method for engineering immune cells to improve their survival and proliferation, even within a hostile tumor. Researchers led by UNC Lineberger’s Gianpietro Dotti, MD, report in the journal Nature …
January 30, 2020
UNC Lineberger discovery would allow researchers to fine-tune activity of cancer-hunting immune cells
A discovery by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers could allow scientists to fine-tune genetically engineered immune cells to heighten their killing power against tumors or to decrease their activity level in the case of severe side effects. In a study published in Cancer Cell, researchers led by UNC Lineberger’s Gianpietro Dotti, …
January 24, 2020
Scientists use ‘biological flashlight’ to control cell function
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center can illuminate cells from within using an embedded “biological flashlight,” and then use the light to control the cell’s function. In a proof-of-concept study published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology, researchers describe an advance in “optogenetics,” a field in which scientists use light …
January 16, 2020
Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules
Comparison shopping for airfare, a TV, or a car can be straightforward online. The same cannot be said for checking what hospitals charge for a standard radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a report published in JAMA Oncology. Trevor Royce, MD, MPH, MS, of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is …
January 6, 2020
Top cancer minds use smart tools to impact patient care
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, makes an impact on cancer care by using one of the best tools in his medical arsenal – cancer patients themselves. He is a leader in patient-reported outcomes research.
December 17, 2019
Prostate Cancer Foundation awards grant to Coombs
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has awarded $225,000 across three years to UNC Lineberger’s Catherine C. Coombs, MD, to study whether genetic mutations that accumulate in the blood over time are linked to worse outcomes for prostate cancer. Coombs, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, received the Young Investigator Award …