When Ginny Mason was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1994, she never once heard the word “biomarker.” “Back then, all you got was ER and PR [the estrogen receptor and progesterone ...

For many years, oncologists have known that cancers can secrete complex molecules into the blood and that levels of these molecules can be easily measured. These so-called 'tumor markers' are ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most lethal cancers, in large part because it usually stays hidden until it ...

Cancer is an umbrella term used to characterize the abnormal growth of cells in different organs and tissues. Specific cancer types are named and categorized commonly based on location, mutation, and ...

Primary Results of ROSE/TRIO-12, a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Ramucirumab to First-Line Docetaxel Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer Although ...

Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies. TNBC also is more likely to metastasize, or travel through the blood stream ...

HER2-positive gastric cancer accounts for a substantial proportion of advanced cases and has long been treated with HER2-targeted therapies. While trastuzumab deruxtecan has shown superior activity ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way tumors turn the immune system to their advantage. Researchers at the University of ...