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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
Date Image 16 March 2026 Vol. No. 15 ; Issue No.726
Publications

1. Nair S, Shetty R, Bhawalkar A, Joshi P, Singh A, Singhavi H, Sharma JK, Sinha S, Kumar A, Laskar SG, Joshi A, Chaturvedi P (2026). Impact of infratemporal fossa clearance on survival in advanced buccal mucosa cancers. Head Neck.

2. Saha S, Trivedi B, Ojha S, Ambulkar R, Nambiar A, Sarwade K, Kumar A, Kannan S (2026). Towards rational blood utilization: development of a transfusion risk prediction tool for onco-surgical practice. World Journal of Surgical Oncology

3. Agate S, Patil S, Sarade M, Lokhande D, Bhojane S, Angane S, Das D, Banavali S, Chaturvedi P, Budukh A (2026). Overall survival of oral cancer from the population-based cancer registries of the Konkan area, Maharashtra, India. BMC Cancer.

4. Moirangthem R, Manjrekar A, Pullat GB, Golapkar SV, Margale RS, Sagare S, Talukdar D, Chakraborty N, Pathak R, Pradhan S, Krishnatreya M, Panse N, Dikshit R, Soerjomataram I, Gupta S, Mhatre S (2026). Association of chewing tobacco and the risk of breast cancer in Indian women: A multicentre case-control study. International Journal of Breast Cancer.

5. Saha P, Varyani R, Hole A, Joshi P, Waghmare MS, Singh A, Chaturvedi P, Govekar R, CM Krishna (2026). Multimodal serum profiling for early detection and risk assessment of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. Analytical Chemistry.

6. Crowell C, Mankuzhy NP, Bennett J, Bandopadhayay P... Gupta T, Chatterjee A, Epari S, Chinnaswamy G, Prasad M...etal..., Jabado N, Erker C (2026). Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Features of Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma, H3 G34-mutant: An International Multi-Institutional Study. Clinical Cancer Research.

7. Ostwal V, Parulekar M, Naughane D, Ramaswamy A, Garkal T, John G, Mandavkar S, Bhargava P, Gupta A, Kapoor A, Joshi P, Shetty O, Srinivas S, Kannan S, Chaugule D, Jadhav P, Joshi A, Ghosh J, Noronha V, Menon N, Prabhash K, Khandare M, More S, Gaud S, Banavali S, Gupta S (2026). Carica papaya leaf extract to improve chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia: A phase III triple-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicentric trial. JCO Global Oncology.(3):e2500386.

8. Kannan N, Achrekar A, Terse V, Gawde V, Joshi S, Bhanshe P, Chaudhary S, Salunke P, Ghogale S, Deshpande N, Shetty D, Shetty A, Mirgh S, Nayak L, Gokarn A, Punatar S, Jain H, Bagal B, Sengar M, Khattry N, Rajpal S, Chatterjee G, Tembhare P, Subramanian PG, Patkar N (2026). Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) harbouring KMT2A-PTD: should it be considered as a myelodysplasia-related abnormality? Journal of Clinical Pathology.

9. Yegnaswamy S, Selvaa Kumar C, Aldaais E, Shinde I (2026). Structural resilience of conserved-site mutations in the MERS-CoV membrane protein: insights into stability and conformational dynamics. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics.

10. Inchanalkar M, Chavda R, Gawde J, Patil A, Kaushal RK, Mahimkar MB (2026). Upregulation of Derlin 3 (DERL3) protein expression is associated with Oral Cancer progression and is independent of promoter hypermethylation. BMC Cancer.

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The Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes Database (CAZy) describes the families of structurally-related catalytic and carbohydrate-binding modules (or functional domains) of enzymes that degrade, modify, or create glycosidic bonds.

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Interesting Reads

Campisi M, Osaki T, Dryg I, Stornante C, Wolff J, Weirather J, Weaver N, Tarannum M, Gillanders I, Bers A, Bobilev E, Lineberry MS, Schol P, Chen M, Ota K, Park SR, Fahey CG, Thai TC, Li Y, Li Z, Li ZH, Shelton S, Hirose S, Padrick C, Ivanova E, Ha M, Yang S, Olszewski H, Kivlehan S, Lizotte P, Hagen K, Gjeci I, Haller W, Zasadil LM, El Zarif T, Berchuck JE, Knelson EH, Brea EJ, Odintsov I, Liu T, Chiono V, Tuladhar B, Ngo K, Rosentrater E, Raizer J, Lineberry N, Sur M, Pfaff K, Freedman M, Hodi FS, Tolstorukov MY, Oser MG, Sheffer M, Mitsiades CS, Barnes MJ, Appleman VA, Gokhale PC, Kamm RD, Paweletz CP, Romee R, Rodig S, Barbie DA, Mahadevan NR (2026). Vascular STING activation facilitates NK cell anti-tumor immunity in small cell lung cancer. Cancer Cell.

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Do You Know?

In 2001, Results of a clinical trial showed that the drug imatinib mesylate, which targets a unique protein produced by the Philadelphia chromosome, is effective against chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

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Cancer News
Novel tool measures how cancer cells rewrite genetic instructions to aid growth and survival.

MedicalXpress, 12/03/2026

As a proof of concept, the researchers used the method on solid tumor biopsies. They found around 120 potential new therapeutic targets, molecules that might one day be dialed up or down to restore balance in the cell's editing machinery...

A “mirror” molecule can starve cancer cells without harming healthy cells

Sciencedaily, 12/03/2026

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of certain cancers while leaving healthy cells largely untouched. Unlike most anticancer treatments that harm normal tissues, this moleculecalled D-cysteine...

New AI model predicts cancer spread with incredible accuracy

SciTechDaily, 08/03/2026

Genetic and epigenetic changes can reactivate biological programs that were active during the early development of tissues and organs but were later shut down. When these programs become active again in the wrong context, they can drive tumor formation...

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