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Searchresult: Researchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in breast tumorsResearchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in breast tumors Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.07.2015
HER2 membrane proteins play a special role in certain types of breast cancer: amplified levels of HER2 drive unrestricted cell growth. HER2-tailored antibody-based therapeutics aim to prevent cancer…
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Searchresult: Iron regulators join fight against pathogens
Last update: : 17.07.2015
Proteins responsible for controlling levels of iron in the body also play an important role in combatting infection, according to a study published today in Cell Host & Microbe.
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Searchresult: Succession of DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director open
Last update: : 14.07.2015
Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center have announced that, following a short period of negotiations, the Medical Director of the Department of Neurology at Heidelberg…
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Searchresult: No tolerance for tumors
Last update: : 08.07.2015
Dying cells can suppress the immune system. In this way, they prevent immune cells from mounting an undesired defense response against the body’s own tissues and organs. In cancer treatment, however,…
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Searchresult: Farewell party for DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director Otmar D. WiestlerFarewell party for DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director Otmar D. Wiestler Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 03.07.2015
On Thursday, July 2, 2015, the Chairman and Scientific Member of the Management Board of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Professor Otmar D. Wiestler, hosted a festive reception to say…
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Searchresult: Large publicity campaign for Cancer Information Service launchedLarge publicity campaign for Cancer Information Service launched Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 02.07.2015
For many cancer patients and their families, the Cancer Information Service (KID) at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is an important resource for all questions concerning cancer. People from…
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Searchresult: Urgent call for comprehensive tobacco advertising ban
Last update: : 02.07.2015
Tobacco advertising is ubiquitous in this country. Germany is almost the only country – besides Bulgaria – where large-sized tobacco advertising on billboards is still legal. In addition to…
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Searchresult: Award-winning agent developed for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatmentAward-winning agent developed for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 22.06.2015
Joint Press Release by the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed an agent called PSMA-617, which is…
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Searchresult: Cancer brake failure leads to brain cancer: novel method facilitates the study of gene defectsCancer brake failure leads to brain cancer: novel method facilitates the study of gene defects Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 15.06.2015
Tumor suppressor genes protect against cancer. Until now, scientists have had to perform complex experiments to detect whether or not a mutation or loss of this gene type does, in fact, cause cancer.…
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Searchresult: Call for help to killer cells improves cancer rejection
Last update: : 12.06.2015
Many tumors are infiltrated by cells of the innate immune system called eosinophils. Immunologists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) are now the first to show that eosinophils do, in…
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