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The findings relied heavily on proteogenomic data from more than 1,000 tumors representing 10 types of cancer released last year by NCI's CPTAC program.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/new-cancer-drug-targets-from-proteogenomics-data">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-treatment-resistance-engineering-evolution"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-08/conceptual%20genetic%20engineering.jpg?h=e0dc2787&itok=QBHNI0S8" width="228" height="171" alt="A conceptual image with a small segment of a DNA double helix being removed with tweezers." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-treatment-resistance-engineering-evolution" onclick=""> <span>To Combat Cancer Treatment Resistance, Researchers Try Leveraging Evolution</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-08-22T12:00:00Z">August 22, 2024</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>Scientists have developed a strategy for treating cancer that takes advantage of tumors’ ability to rapidly evolve and turns it against them. It involves intentionally making some tumor cells resistant to a specific treatment from the get-go.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-treatment-resistance-engineering-evolution">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/understanding-breast-cancer-risk-assessment-tools"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2020-08/patient-describing-symptoms.jpg?h=1851c7f5&itok=-vtm_jCv" width="228" height="171" alt="Young woman speaking with a physician." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/understanding-breast-cancer-risk-assessment-tools" onclick=""> <span>How Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools Work</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-06-27T12:00:00Z">June 27, 2024</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Drs. Ruth Pfeiffer and Peter Kraft of NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics discuss how breast cancer risk assessment tools are created and how people can use them to understand and manage their risk.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/understanding-breast-cancer-risk-assessment-tools">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/glioblastoma-mrna-vaccine-layered-nanoparticle"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-06/mrna%20istock.jpg?h=427fe128&itok=79x7bgND" width="228" height="171" alt="An illustration of an enzyme unwinding a DNA strand to produce an RNA strand." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/glioblastoma-mrna-vaccine-layered-nanoparticle" onclick=""> <span>Experimental mRNA Vaccine Hints at Potential Against Glioblastoma</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-06-11T12:00:00Z">June 11, 2024</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>Recent results from several small clinical trials have suggested it may be possible to develop an effective immunotherapy for glioblastoma. Among them are findings from a four-patient trial testing a unique type of mRNA cancer vaccine.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/glioblastoma-mrna-vaccine-layered-nanoparticle">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-detects-pancreatic-cancer"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-04/Exosome%20Zip%20Codes-high%20res.png?h=9a251d7d&itok=KMTJHypo" width="228" height="171" alt="Three different colored circles with squiggles inside and an icon of a letter sticking out of the top. The circles are labeled "exosome" and the squiggles are labeled "microRNA"" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-detects-pancreatic-cancer" onclick=""> <span>Blood Test Accurately Detects Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-05-10T12:00:00Z">May 10, 2024</time>, by Nadia Jaber </div> <p>In a new study involving nearly 1,000 people, a liquid biopsy accurately detected early- and late-stage pancreatic cancer. When paired with a test for the protein CA19-9, the combination accurately identified 97% of people with early-stage disease.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-detects-pancreatic-cancer">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/fda-amtagvi-til-therapy-melanoma"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-03/CC-Lifileucel%20FDA%20approval_Promo%20Image%204x3.jpg?h=6a76169e&itok=H8ak3-cT" width="228" height="171" alt="Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy or TIL" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/fda-amtagvi-til-therapy-melanoma" onclick=""> <span>First Cancer TIL Therapy Gets FDA Approval for Advanced Melanoma</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-03-05T12:00:00Z">March 5, 2024</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>In an event more than three decades in the making, FDA has approved lifileucel (Amtagvi), the first cancer treatment that uses immune cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, or TILs.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/fda-amtagvi-til-therapy-melanoma">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/colorectal-cancer-ctdna-may-guide-adjuvant-therapy"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-02/CC-Circulating%20Tumor-Edited%20Image.jpg?h=1e6eb8d0&itok=TaoSXZM1" width="228" height="171" alt="Illustration of a blood vessel emerging from a tumor. The vessel contains floating fragments of DNA from healthy cells and tumors." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/colorectal-cancer-ctdna-may-guide-adjuvant-therapy" onclick=""> <span>ctDNA May Guide Who Needs Chemo After Colorectal Cancer Surgery</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-02-28T12:00:00Z">February 28, 2024</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Results from a new study suggest that the presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood samples can predict which patients with colorectal cancer should and shouldn’t get chemotherapy after surgery to remove their tumors.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/colorectal-cancer-ctdna-may-guide-adjuvant-therapy">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-increase-ctdna-in-blood"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-02/Artboard%2015_1_0.png?h=b9ee35ad&itok=9uV5jLnW" width="228" height="171" alt="Graphic showing effects of priming agent on concentration of ctDNA and cell-free DNA on liquid biopsy." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-increase-ctdna-in-blood" onclick=""> <span>Pump Up the Volume: “Priming Agents” May Improve Cancer Liquid Biopsies</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-02-22T12:00:00Z">February 22, 2024</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>Using two different techniques, researchers showed they could temporarily boost ctDNA levels in the blood of mice with tumors. With more ctDNA in collected blood draws, a liquid biopsy could better detect cancer, the research team found.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/liquid-biopsy-increase-ctdna-in-blood">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-10/DNA%20tubes.jpg?h=9ff326f1&itok=xWS1yfDR" width="228" height="171" alt="Test tubes with shiny stretches of DNA inside" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk" onclick=""> <span>FDA Authorizes Blood Test for Assessing Risk of Hereditary Cancers</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-11-02T12:00:00Z">November 2, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time has granted marketing authorization for a blood test, the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel. The test detects inherited genetic changes that increase the risk of developing certain cancers.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/oncolytic-virus-blocking-tgf-beta"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-10/Modified%20Oncolytic%20Virus-Cancer-Currents-Image_0.png?h=1e1d4eb1&itok=0GpPt7eA" width="228" height="171" alt="Illustration depicting the interaction between a modified oncolytic virus, tumor cells, and cancer-fighting T cells. The virus causes tumor cell rupture and releases TGFβ blockers, which inhibit Treg cells, thereby enhancing the efficacy of T cells in fighting cancer." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/oncolytic-virus-blocking-tgf-beta" onclick=""> <span>Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-10-12T12:00:00Z">October 12, 2023</time>, by Shana Spindler </div> <p>A cancer-infecting virus engineered to tamp down a tumor’s ability to suppress the immune system shrank tumors in mice, a new study shows. The modified oncolytic virus worked even better when used along with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/oncolytic-virus-blocking-tgf-beta">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/colonoscopy-cad-artificial-intelligence"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-10/doctor%20holding%20colonoscope.jpg?h=b22489c0&itok=Hz3ee94H" width="228" height="171" alt="A partial image of a doctor holding a colonoscope near a patient in the endoscopy suite." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/colonoscopy-cad-artificial-intelligence" onclick=""> <span>Is AI Ready to Play a Leading Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-10-10T12:00:00Z">October 10, 2023</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Using computer-aided detection (CAD) during a colonoscopy doesn’t help doctors find the growths most likely to become colorectal cancer, two studies find. Researchers agreed that CAD, which is aided by artificial intelligence technology, needs further refinement.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/colonoscopy-cad-artificial-intelligence">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/chatbots-answer-cancer-questions"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-09/chatbot.jpg?h=fd586309&itok=4avarqvH" width="228" height="171" alt="A cartoon of a robot-like character with a nursing cross on its chest and helmet" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/chatbots-answer-cancer-questions" onclick=""> <span>Can Artificial Intelligence–Driven Chatbots Correctly Answer Questions about Cancer?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-10-03T12:00:00Z">October 3, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>Can AI chatbots give people accurate information about cancer and its treatment? The answer appears to be: Not yet. Results from two studies have found that, although AI chatbots can gather cancer information from reputable sources, their responses to questions about treatment and other topics can include errors and omissions.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/chatbots-answer-cancer-questions">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/engineered-bacteria-detect-cancer"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-09/bacterial%20sensor.jpg?h=1e6eb8d0&itok=uISSfORo" width="228" height="171" alt="An illustration depicting the process by which the biosensor bacteria grab and take up tumor DNA" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/engineered-bacteria-detect-cancer" onclick=""> <span>Could Bacteria Help Find Cancer?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-09-20T12:00:00Z">September 20, 2023</time>, by Elia Ben-Ari </div> <p>Engineered bacteria can detect tumor DNA that has been shed into the gut by colorectal tumors, a new study in mice shows. The bacteria are programmed to seek and capture DNA containing a specific genetic change found in cancer.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/engineered-bacteria-detect-cancer">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/rewiring-cancer-cells-self-destruct"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-08/Transcriptional%20Chemical%20Inducer%20of%20Proximity-high%20res.png?h=53000b3c&itok=T0cIN0Tc" width="228" height="171" alt="A red bean shape on DNA labeled "cell death gene" with the words ON and an arrow pointing to a dividing cell. Below, Red and green bean shapes with a squiggly line connecting them and labeled "TCIP1". The word ON and an arrow pointing to a dead cell." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/rewiring-cancer-cells-self-destruct" onclick=""> <span>New Class of Compounds Rewires Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-08-29T12:00:00Z">August 29, 2023</time>, by Nadia Jaber </div> <p>Researchers have created a molecule that, in cancer cells, hooks onto the protein BCL6 at one end and another protein that turns genes on at the other end. The result: self-destruct genes are turned up, causing the cancer cells to die.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/rewiring-cancer-cells-self-destruct">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liver-cancer-liquid-biopsy-fragmentomics"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-05/Liver%20Cancer%20Fragmentomics%20Liquid%20Biopsy-high%20res.png?h=28a67659&itok=_q1i_3Vu" width="228" height="171" alt="Two tubes of blood with zoom-ins showing DNA fragments. " /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liver-cancer-liquid-biopsy-fragmentomics" onclick=""> <span>Can the New “Omics” on the Block Find Liver Cancer in Blood?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-05-15T12:00:00Z">May 15, 2023</time>, by Nadia Jaber </div> <p>Researchers have developed a blood test that, in a preliminary study, accurately detected liver cancer, including in people with early-stage disease. The test uses a new type of technology called fragmentomics to analyze bits of DNA in the blood.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liver-cancer-liquid-biopsy-fragmentomics">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/extrachromosomal-dna-barretts-esophageal-cancer"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-05/OCC-ecDNA-Lead-Image-050923.jpg?h=51f8c63d&itok=us_KagtR" width="228" height="171" alt="A scanning electron micrograph showing chromosomes and ecDNA" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/extrachromosomal-dna-barretts-esophageal-cancer" onclick=""> <span>Coming Full Circle on Cancer and Extrachromosomal DNA</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-05-10T12:00:00Z">May 10, 2023</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>A new study shows for the first time that a circular form of DNA, called ecDNA, is present in precancerous tissue and not just cancer cells. The study also suggested that when ecDNA is present in Barrett’s esophagus, that tissue is almost certain to become cancer.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/extrachromosomal-dna-barretts-esophageal-cancer">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mrna-vaccines-treat-hpv-cancers"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-04/syringe%20and%20bottle%20mrna%20vaccine.jpg?h=147b6b68&itok=E1_hX6qX" width="228" height="171" alt="A syringe withdrawing liquid from a glass vial" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mrna-vaccines-treat-hpv-cancers" onclick=""> <span>Multiple mRNA Vaccines Show Promise for Treating HPV-Related Cancers</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-04-26T12:00:00Z">April 26, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>A new study has compared three formulations of an mRNA vaccine designed to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. All three vaccines showed promise in mice.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mrna-vaccines-treat-hpv-cancers">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liquid-biopsy-children-solid-cancers"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-04/child%20giving%20blood%20sample.jpg?h=71600fbf&itok=33v8LO-a" width="228" height="171" alt="A young girl with her arm out and gloved hands cleaning a spot on her arm with a swab." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liquid-biopsy-children-solid-cancers" onclick=""> <span>Liquid Biopsies on the Horizon for Children with Solid Cancers</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-04-11T12:00:00Z">April 11, 2023</time>, by Elia Ben-Ari </div> <p>Results from a new study highlight the progress being made toward developing liquid biopsies specifically for use in children with solid cancers like Ewing sarcoma and Wilms tumor. The tests can help detect and diagnose cancer and monitor for response to treatment and recurrence.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/liquid-biopsy-children-solid-cancers">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/telehealth-cancer-care-saves-time-money"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-02/telehealth-cost-savings.jpg?h=139d8aa4&itok=LDmRQ95I" width="228" height="171" alt="Woman wearing a head scarf holding a bottle of medication in one hand and looking at her phone in the other hand." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/telehealth-cancer-care-saves-time-money" onclick=""> <span>Telehealth Can Save People with Cancer Time, Travel, and Money</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-02-16T12:00:00Z">February 16, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with cancer have had telehealth visits with their doctors. According to an analysis of nearly 25,500 telemedicine visits to the Moffitt Cancer Center by more than 11,600 adults with cancer, the use of telehealth saved people with cancer time, travel, and money.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/telehealth-cancer-care-saves-time-money">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/car-t-cell-therapies-overcoming-limitations"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-01/CGOV-17905_CAR%20T%20Cell-Article-Image.jpg?h=1e6eb8d0&itok=3OofoFfx" width="228" height="171" alt="Illustrations of two next-generation CAR T cells" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/car-t-cell-therapies-overcoming-limitations" onclick=""> <span>Studies Test CAR T-Cell Therapies Designed to Overcome Key Limitations</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-02-08T12:00:00Z">February 8, 2023</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Two research teams have developed ways of overcoming barriers that have limited the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapies, including engineering ways to potentially make them effective against solid tumors like pancreatic cancer and melanoma.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/car-t-cell-therapies-overcoming-limitations">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="blog-pager clearfix"> <a class="older" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?topic=technology&page=1">< Older Posts</a> </div> </div> </div> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer> </article>  </div> 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href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2023&month=03"> March </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2023&month=02"> February </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2023&month=01"> January </a> (6) </li> </ul> <h3> 2022 </h3> <ul class="ui-helper-reset"> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=12"> December </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=11"> November </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=10"> October </a> (5) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=09"> September </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=08"> August </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=07"> July </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=06"> June </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=05"> May </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=04"> April </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=03"> March </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=02"> February </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=01"> January </a> (6) </li> </ul> <h3> 2021 </h3> <ul class="ui-helper-reset"> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=12"> December </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=11"> November </a> (4) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=10"> October </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=09"> September </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=08"> August </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=07"> July </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=06"> June </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=05"> May </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=04"> April </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=03"> March </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=02"> February </a> (5) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2021&month=01"> January </a> (6) </li> </ul> <h3> 2020 </h3> <ul class="ui-helper-reset"> <li class="month"> <a 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href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2020&month=03"> March </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2020&month=02"> February </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2020&month=01"> January </a> (7) </li> </ul> <h3> 2019 </h3> <ul class="ui-helper-reset"> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=12"> December </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=11"> November </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=10"> October </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=09"> September </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=08"> August </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=07"> July </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=06"> June </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=05"> May </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=04"> April </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=03"> March </a> (10) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=02"> February </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2019&month=01"> January </a> (6) </li> </ul> <h3> 2018 </h3> <ul class="ui-helper-reset"> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2018&month=12"> December </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2018&month=11"> November </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2018&month=10"> October </a> (9) </li> <li class="month"> <a 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