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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
06^th January 2025	Vol. No. 14 ; Issue No.664

Publications

1. Murthy V, Mallick I, Maitre P, Mulye G, Arunsingh M, Valle L, Steinberg M, Kennedy T, Loblaw A, Kishan A (2025). Pelvic regional control with 25Gy in 5 fractions in SBRT for high risk prostate cancer: Pooled prospective outcomes from the SHARP consortium. International Jounral of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.

2. Laskar SG, Sinha S, Roy P, Das R, Thigarajan S, Kumar A, Mohanty S, Budrukkar A, Swain M, Chaukar D, Pantvaidya G, Deshmukh A, Pai P, Nair D, Nair S, Joshi P, Shetty R, Singh A, Tuljapurkar V, Vaish R, Chaturvedi P (2024). Adjuvant intensity modulated radiation therapy with a pedicled flap reconstruction in oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas: Implications on target delineation. Head Neck.

3. Keith B, Welch DR, Agarwal N, Blair C, Chukwudozie IB, Shevde LA, Boise LH, Burnstein KL, Antalis TM, O'Connor KL, Dalal SN, Ellis S, Nakshatri H (2025). Challenges and opportunities in training cancer researchers. Nature Cancer.

4. Khanna D, Mishra A, Birur P, Shruti T, Gurushanth K, Mukhia N, Pathak R, Gurmeet Singh A, Shetty A, Pradhan S, Chaturvedi P (2025). A prospective study on diagnostic accuracy of technology-enabled early detection of oral cancer and epidemiology of tobacco and other substances use in rural India. Cancer. 131(1): e35702

Site of the Week

The Cancer Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (CEDAR) is a freely available resource. It catalogs experimental data on antibody and T cell peptidic epitopes primarily studied in humans and non-human primates in the context of cancer disease.

Interesting Reads

Ma S, Ong LT, Jiang Z, Lee WC, Lee PL, Yusuf M, Ditzel HJ, Wang Y, Chen Q, Wang W, Wu X, Tan EY, Yu Q (2024). Targeting P4HA1 promotes CD8+ T cell progenitor expansion toward immune memory and systemic anti-tumor immunity. Cancer Cell.

Video of the Week

Translating Data Into Practice: The Role of Immunotherapy in the Management of Advanced HCC

Upcoming Events

One day Workshop on 'Mastering Retrospective Studies - Design, Conduct, Analysis and Publishing

January 25, 2025

At ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai -410210

An International Conference on Cellular Symphony: Decoding Protein Homeostasis in Human Health

February 3-5, 2025

At SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur-603203

44th Annual Meeting of the Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR) and International Conference on Convergence of Fundamental and Translational Approaches in Cancer Theranostics

January 16-18, 2025

At Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata

Do You Know?

In 1978, FDA approved tamoxifen, an antiestrogen drug originally developed as a birth control treatment, for the treatment of breast cancer.

Cancer News

Study uncovers aspartate's surprising role in lung metastases.

News-Medical, 01/01/2025

Researchers have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of metastasis. To find out, the team investigated the gene expression in cells from aggressive lung metastases...

New technique to detect brain metastases in mice using an ultra-thin light probe.

EurekAlert,31/12/2024

Researchers describe the new technique as a "molecular flashlight" because it provides information about the chemical composition of nerve tissue by illuminating it. This makes it possible to analyse molecular changes caused by tumours, whether primary or metastatic...

Oleanolic acid from grapes may increase chemotherapy effectiveness.

MedicalXpress, 30/12/2024

In this study, oleanic acid was identified in a grape pomace extract using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), revealing a significant effect on the viability of cancer cell lines when combined with a chemotherapeutic drug...

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