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16-Jul-2025

In-body CAR-T cell generation proves effective, safe in mice in Stanford Medicine-led study

Stanford Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

mRNA bundled in lipid nanoparticles trains T cells in mice to eliminate cancer. Coupled with noninvasive imaging, researchers tracked the in situ CAR-T cells to assess their effectiveness and safety.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

16-Jul-2025

MD Anderson Research Highlights for July 16, 2025

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Promising therapeutic strategies for lung cancer, AML and advanced solid tumors

Novel insights into ovarian cancer, blood disorders and chemotherapy-related secondary cancers

New-onset diabetes as an early marker of pancreatic cancer

16-Jul-2025

New insights into ovarian cancer: why whole-genome doubling may hold the key to future HGSOC treatment strategies

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new MSK-led study used single-cell sequencing and other techniques to examine a phenomenon known as “whole-genome doubling” in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. The insights could help researchers develop more effective treatment strategies.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Seidenberg Family Foundation

16-Jul-2025

‘Fiery’ cell death during bladder cancer treatment may trigger chemo resistance by fueling cancer stem cells

Houston Methodist
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chemotherapy used to target and kill bladder cancer cells may trigger an inflammatory response that ultimately may make the cancer more resistant to treatment, according to new research from scientists at Houston Methodist.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

16-Jul-2025

Inflammation triples depression risk for older adults with insomnia

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chronic inflammation, already tied to heart disease and cancer, may also worsen the emotional toll of poor sleep. A new UCLA Health study found that older adults with insomnia who experience inflammatory exposure face triple the risk of developing depressive symptoms compared to sound sleepers.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

16-Jul-2025

Living near St. Louis-area Coldwater Creek during childhood linked with higher risk of cancer from radiation

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Living near Coldwater Creek—a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis that was polluted by nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb—in childhood in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s was associated with an elevated risk of cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say the findings corroborate health concerns long held by community members.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

16-Jul-2025

How to more efficiently study complex treatment interactions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

A new experimental design framework could enable scientists to efficiently estimate how combinations of interventions will affect a group of cells, reducing the cost of experiments and providing less biased data that could be used to understand disease mechanisms or develop new treatments.

Funder: Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at MIT, Apple, National Institutes of Health, Office of Naval Research, DOE/US Department of Energy, Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center at the Broad Institute, Simons Investigator Award

16-Jul-2025

Stephenson Global Scholar Grants Program awards $5.3 million to drive breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer research

City of Hope
Grant and Award Announcement

The Stephenson Global Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute and its partner City of Hope, one of the country’s largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations, today announced the six inaugural recipients of the prestigious Stephenson Scholar Grants, awarding $5.25 million to support high-impact research aimed at transforming the understanding, early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

16-Jul-2025

OHSU scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis

Oregon Health & Science University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute, the tool, dubbed OmicsTweezer, uses advanced machine learning techniques to analyze biological data at a scale large enough to estimate the composition of cell types in a sample of tissue that may be taken from a biopsy. This process allows scientists to map the cellular makeup of tumors and surrounding tissues — an area known as the tumor microenvironment.

Journal: Cell Genomics
Funder: NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Defense, Prostate Cancer Data Science Award

16-Jul-2025

New antibody selectively targets immune cells that suppress anti-tumor responses

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – July 16, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on July 9, 2025, titled “A novel anti-human CD25 mAb with preferential reactivity to activated T regulatory cells depletes them from the tumor microenvironment.”

Journal: Oncotarget