Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer

Science Sparks @ ACTREC
10^th June 2024	Vol. No. 13 ; Issue No.634

Publications

1. Juthani R, Punatar S Mittra I (2024). New light on chemotherapy toxicity and its prevention. BJC Reports. 2: 41.

2. Singh S, Mohammad N, Pal K, Pawar V, Saxena S, Khanna P (2024). Sonochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles using orange juice: Cytotoxic behaviour and applications. Hybrid Advances

3. Charnalia M, Chopra S, Mulani J, Popat P, Rath S, Thomeer M, Mittal P, Gupta A, Boere I, Gupta S, Nout RA (2024). RECIST 1.1 versus clinico-radiological response assessment for locally advanced cervical cancer: implications on interpreting survival outcomes of future trials. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.34(6):817-823.

4. Rajasimman AS, Patil V, Gala KB, Shetty N, Kulkarni S, Ramadwar MS, Qureshi SS, Chinnaswamy G, Laskar S, Baheti AD (2024). Accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT in liver neoplasms in children under 2 years age. Pediatric Radiology.

Site of the Week

Cancer Cell Metabolism Gene Database (ccmGDB) is a comprehensive annotation resource for cell metabolism genes in cancer

Interesting Reads

Zhang H, Sun Y, Wang Z, Huang X, Tang L, Jiang K, Jin X. ZDHHC20-mediated S-palmitoylation of YTHDF3 stabilizes MYC mRNA to promote pancreatic cancer progression. Nature Communications. 15(1): 4642.

Video of the Week

Improving Cancer Detection & Treatment Through Implementation Science & Preclinical Models.

Upcoming Events

Symposium on the Application of 3D Printing & Bioprinting in Cancer Care

July 1st 2024,

At ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Research

September 15 - 18, 2024

At The Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts

ESMO Congress

September 13-17,2024

At Barcelona, Spain

Do You Know?

In 2018, FDA approved larotrectinib, the first drug that targets tumors with NTRK gene fusions.

Cancer News

New glioblastoma treatment reaches human brain tumor and helps immune cells recognize cancer cells.

MedicalXpress, 06/06/2024

Scientists showed for the first time that a skull-implantable ultrasound device can enhance the penetration of the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin and immune checkpoint blockade antibodies, a novel immunotherapy treatment combination into the human brain...

Artificial intelligence blood test provides a reliable way to identify lung cancer

Eurekalert, 06/06/2024

In a prospective study researchers demonstrated that artificial intelligence technology could identify people more likely to have lung cancer based on DNA fragment patterns in the blood. The study enrolled about 1,000 participants with and without cancer who met the criteria ...

100% of cancer patients cured long-term in 'remarkable' human trial.

News-Medical, 05/06/2024

The drug, Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly), had earlier shown great potential for eliminating mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) cancers, which make up 5-10% of colorectal cancers. Following the Phase II trial, the first 24 patients assessed showed a "sustained complete clinical response"...

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