Cancer cells have certain signaling pathways active that allow them to evade detection and destruction by the immune system. A new drug is showing promise in the ability to shut down those pathways, to allow the body to recognize and kill tumor cells. Two clinical trials led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers in… [Continue Reading]
New Approach to Beat Chemotherapy-Resistant Brain Cancer
June 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A certain type of brain cancer, called glioblastoma multiforme, is aggressive and often deadly. Researachers have now discovered why the disease is resistant to current treatments, and may be able to block the resistance with other drugs. New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly… [Continue Reading]