Blood Test Can Identify Prostate Cancer Patients Who Are Not Likely to Respond to EnzalutamideAlice Goodman
Blood samples from 503 men with metastaticprostate cancerwho were participating in a new drug trial were analyzed. Patients with five or more CTCs in their blood sample had the poorest outcomes, the study found. They were more than three times as likely to die during the study period than pa...
However, even a tiny increase, such as three or four CTCs in blood samples at week 12, was found to be associated with an average survival of 15 months. Study leader professor Johann de Bono said: “At the moment assess in the clinic how men with advanced prostate cancer are re...
Prostate cancer, for example, has a marker known asPSA. Higher levels of PSA in the blood (anything over 4.0 ng/mL) could be a sign of the condition. But you could have high levels of PSA and still not have the disease. For example,prostatitisor benign prostatic hypertrophy could also ...
The pancreas is part of the upper gastrointestinal tract and lies behind the lower part of your stomach, releasing enzymes for digestion and producing hormones to manage blood sugar, including insulin. The most common type of pancreatic cancer begins in cancer cells growing in the lining of ducts...
Cancer cell glycocalyx is a major line of defence against immune surveillance. However, how specific physical properties of the glycocalyx are regulated on a molecular level, contribute to immune evasion and may be overcome through immunoengineering must be resolved. Here we report how cancer-associat...
aChest X-ray can be used to detect whether or not cancer has spread to lungs. Ultrasound tests can be used to look for the effects of a urinary blockage on the kidneys.This study can also be used to assess the bladder for any sign of urinary obstruction due to prostate enlargement by ...
tumour cells (CTCs) in blood samples from patients with advancedprostatecancerwho are deciding whether to switch from hormone-targeting therapy to chemotherapy. CTCs are cancer cells that leave a tumour, enter the blood stream and invade other parts of the body, causing the spread of cancer. ...
by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Credit: public domain Scientists have developed a simple blood test that can show which men with the most aggressive type of prostate cancer should respond to conventional therapy, and those who need other options. ...
Innovations in genetics and computing, which allow the detection of tiny fragments of genetic material shed bycancer cellswith a "liquid biopsy," or blood draw, are opening a new front in the battle. "Cutting edge techniques serve as a window to detect cancer early, and get an idea of whe...