American Association for Cancer Research Recognizes 2021-2022 Research Grantees
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is proud to announce its newest class of grant recipients....
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Novel COVID-19 Vaccine May Provide Protection for Cancer Patients With B-cell Deficiencies
The peptide-based vaccine induces a T cell-dependent response NEW ORLEANS – CoVac-1, a new vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, induced T-cell...
Leukemia Patients With Certain Gene Regulation Patterns May Be Less Likely to Respond to CAR T Therapy
The epigenomic signature is evident prior to CD19-targeted CAR T-cell treatment NEW ORLEANS – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells...
Some Latino Children Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Face Higher Risk of Relapse Compared to non-Latino White Children
Latinos are also more likely to be diagnosed with this cancer type NEW ORLEANS – Some Latino children diagnosed...
American Association for Cancer Research Inaugurates New Leadership at the AACR Annual Business Meeting of Members 2022
Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, inaugurated as President PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) welcomes Lisa...
An AI Model Can Help Predict Adverse Events From New Drug Combinations
NEW ORLEANS – Preliminary data from an artificial intelligence model could potentially predict side effects resulting from new combination...
Accounting for Genetic Factors that Cause Normal Variations in PSA Levels May Improve the Accuracy of Prostate Cancer Detection
NEW ORLEANS – The accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer could be improved by accounting for...
Pediatric Cancer Patients in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Faced Significantly Higher Mortality Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – During the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric cancer patients from lower- and middle-income...
RACE Act Increased the Number of Cancer Drugs with Required Studies for Use in Pediatric Patients
NEW ORLEANS – In its first year of implementation, the RACE Act has resulted in increased requirements for more...
Lung Cancer Patients With a Genetic Variant Linked to Autoimmune Disease May Respond Better to Immunotherapy
NEW ORLEANS – A variant of the CTLA-4 gene associated with autoimmune disease was found to be more frequent...