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AI technology for colon cancer detection shows promise for widespread use – in the future

American Gastroenterological Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation — for or against — the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A rigorous review of evidence showed that artificial intelligence-assisted technology helps identify colorectal polyps. However, its impact on preventing colorectal cancer — the third most common cancer worldwide — remains unclear.

Journal: Gastroenterology

Silk sponges instead of animal testing: How a 3D cell culture system could revolutionize cancer diagnostics

University of Vienna
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An FFG-funded consortium of Austrian research groups from the University of Vienna, MedUni Vienna and Technikum Wien together with company partner DOC Medikus GmbH has developed an innovative bioanalytical test system for radiopharmaceutical drug candidates for cancer diagnosis and therapy. It does not require any animal testing at all and enables automated, fast and highly precise analyses. The new method was presented in detail in the renowned Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Uniquely shaped, fast-heating nanoparticles halt ovarian tumor growth

Oregon State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New magnetic nanoparticles in the shape of a cube sandwiched between two pyramids represent a breakthrough for treating ovarian tumors and possibly other types of cancer.

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Owen Witte awarded international Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

The Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals and the American Society for Clinical Investigation have awarded Dr. Owen Witte(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) with the twelfth annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine.

Classifying childhood brain cancers by immune response may improve diagnostics and treatments

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The new approach establishes an opportunity to harness the success of immunotherapies that revolutionized the treatment of childhood leukemias for childhood brain cancers.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Botha-Chan Research Fund, Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative, Ellie Kavalieros DIPG Research Fund, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Haley Weiss Memorial Fund, Children’s Brain Tumor Network, Gift From a Child, Swifty Foundation

Removing a protein ‘signal jammer’ improves immunotherapy

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

St. Jude researchers identified a protein, voltage-dependent anion channel 2 (VDAC2), that tumors use as a “signal jammer” to prevent cancer cell death and evade the immune system’s functioning.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Mayo Clinic researchers identify a measurable genetic mutation as a significant predictor of metastasis and survival in pancreatic cancer

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that the presence of a specific genetic mutation — KRAS circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) — strongly indicates a higher risk of cancer spread and worse survival rates for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The mutation was identified using a readily available and clinically approved blood and abdominal fluid test.

Journal: Annals of Surgical Oncology

$1.2M grant will fund study on neighborhood environment’s possible role in cancer risk

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods.

Funder: American Cancer Society

Small device, big impact: Improving safety of life-saving treatments for children with leukemia

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition that develops when the body has an extremely high number of white blood cells, often due to leukemia.

Journal: Nature Communications

Earliest stages and possible new cause of stomach cancer revealed

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, scientists have systematically analysed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new cause of stomach cancer that needs further research.

Journal: Nature