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New Study: How Exercise Boosted Chemotherapy in Mice

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September 1, 2021
A 2021 study demonstrated how exercise impacts a highly-prescribed chemotherapeutic agent, doxorubicin, in murine models of breast cancer. continue reading »

Table of Contents: Oncotarget’s Volume 12, Issue #18

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August 31, 2021
Read short summaries of the latest oncology-focused research published in this week’s issue of Oncotarget, Volume 12, Issue 18. continue reading »

Behind the Study: Oral Squamous Carcinoma Cell Migration and Viability

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August 30, 2021
Dr. Gary S. Goldberg from Rowan University details a 2015 paper he co-authored, entitled, “Antibody and lectin target podoplanin to inhibit oral squamous carcinoma cell migration and viability by distinct mechanisms.” continue reading »

Trending With Impact: Promising Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Prodrug

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August 26, 2021
Researchers examined the preclinical prodrug LP-184 and its efficacy in treating non-small cell lung cancers that lack actionable targets or resistance-related genes. continue reading »

New Study: How Worms Can Detect Early Pancreatic Cancer

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August 18, 2021
Researchers from Japan used Caenorhabditis elegans (a one millimeter roundworm) to detect early pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in humans. continue reading »