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Researchers identify key molecular differences between initial and metastatic tumors

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine claim to have discovered significant molecular variations between cancer cells that adhere to an initial tumor and those that spread out to develop distant tumors while researching the fatal form of breast cancer known as triple negative.

9 Aug 2022

New insights into cadherin binding using high-speed atomic force microscopy

Cell-cell adhesion molecules, which link opposing cells, preserve the structure of the cell, tissue, and organ.

20 Jul 2022

Study identifies molecular mechanisms that promote cell-to-cell adhesion, communication

Scientists headed a new study that determined the molecular mechanisms inside protein complexes that support cell-to-cell adhesion and communication.

16 Aug 2021

Researchers identify way to disrupt the process that promotes pancreatic tumor growth

Researchers say they've identified a way to disrupt a process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers -- one of the most difficult and deadly cancers to treat.

9 Dec 2020

Study identifies genetic factors linked to higher risk of capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome

Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug used for breast and colorectal Cancer cancer. It can extend survival rate by nearly 10%.

22 Sep 2020

New study may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for cancer

Scientists have extensively studied the behavior of tumor cells to gain a better understanding of mechanisms that could enhance treatment for cancer.

26 Aug 2020

Golgi membrane protein drives growth and invasion of breast cancer

The cover for issue 28 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, "TMEM165 expression levels alters N-linked glycosylation," by Murali, et al., and reported that the TMEM165 protein was not detected in non-malignant matched breast tissues and was detected in invasive ductal breast carcinoma tissues by mass spectrometry.

15 Jul 2020