Pathology

Cancer Detected by Dynamic Morphology Tracking on Aptamer-Grafted Surfaces
Cell motility is a phenomenon where cells move by protruding and contracting sections of the membrane that is a complex process performed through sophisticated balancing act between internal cytoskeleton structure and the cell membrane proteins. More...22 Dec 2015

Different Mutations May Predict Different Responses to Chemotherapy
Among patients with estrogen receptor-positive, metastatic breast cancer, those who had a D538G and/or a Y537S mutation in the estrogen receptor 1 gene, as detected in cell-free DNA obtained from patient blood samples, had significantly worse median overall survival. More...21 Dec 2015


Culture of Cancer Cells Predicts Response to Therapy
Circulating tumor cells are considered as surrogate markers for prognosticating and evaluating patient treatment responses and a novel technique has been developed to efficiently culture clusters containing circulating tumor cells in 14 days. More...16 Dec 2015



Tumor Sample Purity May Significantly Bias Genomic Analyses
The proportion of normal cells, especially immune cells, intermixed with cancerous cells in a given tissue sample may significantly skew the results of genetic analyses and other tests performed by physicians selecting precision therapies. More...15 Dec 2015
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