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Searchresult: Founding ceremony of the DKFZ–Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center MannheimFounding ceremony of the DKFZ–Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim Date: 31.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
At a ceremony held on July 31, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, and Mannheim University Hospital set up a new cooperation project: At…
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Searchresult: First branch of the German Cancer Research Center in Dresden for intelligent technologies in the fight against cancerFirst branch of the German Cancer Research Center in Dresden for intelligent technologies in the fight against cancer Date: 29.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
With support from the State of Saxony, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) plans to step up cancer research considerably at the Dresden site. DKFZ's first branch outside Heidelberg is to work on…
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Searchresult: How resistance to important cancer drugs developsHow resistance to important cancer drugs develops Date: 23.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Taxanes, frequently used anti-cancer drugs, block cell division and thereby drive tumor cells into cell death. However, therapy resistance often develops in the course of the treatment. Scientists…
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Searchresult: Making cancer stem cells visible to the immune system - New results may enable innovative treatment concept against leukemiaMaking cancer stem cells visible to the immune system - New results may enable innovative treatment concept against leukemia Date: 17.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Leukemia stem cells protect themselves against the immune defense by suppressing a target molecule for killer cells. This protective mechanism can be tricked with drugs. In the journal "Nature",…
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Searchresult: Enzyme responsible for dangerous properties of brain tumor stem cellsEnzyme responsible for dangerous properties of brain tumor stem cells Date: 11.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
The relapse of brain tumors after therapy is driven by cancer stem cells that were not affected by the treatment. In mouse models of glioblastoma, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: "Highly cited" - Nine DKFZ researchers in the top class"Highly cited" - Nine DKFZ researchers in the top class Date: 10.07.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists whose work is being cited very often by peers are regarded as exceptionally acknowledged and influential in their fields. Therefore, citation counts are a common benchmark for assessing…
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Searchresult: Lung cancer screening: Women benefit significantlyLung cancer screening: Women benefit significantly Date: 24.06.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Is computed tomography suitable for detecting lung cancer at a very early stage and thus still well treatable? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have investigated this with the LUSI…
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Searchresult: Not silent at all
The so-called "silent" or "synonymous" genetic alterations do not result in altered proteins. But they can nevertheless influence numerous functions of the cell and thus also disease processes.…
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Searchresult: Cancer drugs promote stem cell properties of colorectal cancerCancer drugs promote stem cell properties of colorectal cancer Date: 16.05.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Mannheim University Medical Center have now discovered that a certain group of cancer drugs (MEK…
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Searchresult: Fatty acid metabolism as a possible new therapeutic approach for glioblastomasFatty acid metabolism as a possible new therapeutic approach for glioblastomas Date: 13.05.2019 Press release content type: Press release
In order to gain enough energy for their rapid growth, glioblastoma cells reprogram their fatty acid metabolism. How they do this has been unclear until now. Researchers at the German Cancer Research…
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