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Study shows polymersome can effectively deliver PARP1 siRNA to treat breast cancer

Small interfering RNAs, or siRNAs, have the potential to cure tumors by targeting knocking down oncogenes that drive tumor development while avoiding the damage associated with chemotherapy.

25 May 2022

Researchers develop a simple and effective strategy to synthesize site-specific antibody–drug conjugates

Antibody-drug conjugates, an intricate that covalently links a potent cytotoxin to an antibody, have piqued the interest of researchers as a new bio-therapeutic methodology.

14 Feb 2022

Peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug may help treat breast cancer metastasis to bone

A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone.

25 Jan 2022

Genetic test identifies patients with invasive lobular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence

New results to be presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference show that a test, which looks at the activity of 70 genes in breast cancer tissue, is possible to use in the clinic to identify patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) that is at high risk of recurring and progressing.

1 Oct 2020

New project to make better fluorescent tags turns into a method to kill tumors

A Rice University lab's project to make better fluorescent tags has turned into a method to kill tumors. Switching one atom in the tag does the trick.

12 Jun 2020