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Systemic Treatment for Brain Metastasis in HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

September 13, 2023

“With these new drugs now available in clinical practice, we expect HER2+/HER2-low BC patients with BMs to live longer and to live better.” BUFFALO, NY- September 13, 2023 – A… read more

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Updates: MET Targeted Therapy for EXON 14 Mutations in Lung Cancer

September 11, 2023

“The future looks bright for patients with MET mutations and NSCLC.” BUFFALO, NY- September 11, 2023 – A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 26,… read more

Figure 1: Graphical representation of AIB1Δ4 enabling DCIS invasion and metastasis.

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Subpopulations of AIB1-Expressing Breast Cancer Cells Enable Invasion and Metastasis

September 6, 2023

“The data in this paper suggest that even a small subpopulation of AIB1Δ4- expressing cells can enable cell invasion [...]” BUFFALO, NY- September 6, 2023 – A new editorial paper… read more

Figure 5: Correlation between observed AF and expected AF for 401 cancer-associated genes in a tumor tissue sample diluted with the corresponding normal specimen. NeXT Dx™

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Validation of a Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Assay: NeXT Dx™

August 30, 2023

“NeXT Dx incorporates a range of features and comprehensive genome variant detection methods that lead to improved disease management and possible enhanced clinical utility.” BUFFALO, NY- August 30, 2023 –… read more

Figure 4: Neoplastic adoption as a pathway of metastasis.

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Adopted Neoplastic Cells and the Consequences of Their Existence

August 29, 2023

“[...] I hope that considering and testing the concept of adopted neoplastic cells will prove to be useful in explaining puzzling observations related to neoplasia [...]” BUFFALO, NY- August 29,… read more

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Behind the Study: ER Expression Multiclonality in DCIS: Clinical & Future Insights

August 29, 2023

Dr. Mangesh A. Thorat from Guy’s Hospital in London, Queen Mary University of London, and King’s College London, describes a recent editorial he authored that was published by Oncotarget in… read more

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A Macrophage is a Macrophage is a Macrophage—in Metastasis

August 23, 2023

“We hope that these results will inform future attempts at anti-macrophage therapy and lead to better outcomes for patients in the not-too-distant future.” BUFFALO, NY- August 23, 2023 – A… read more

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Aggressive Luminal Breast Cancer: Are Cis-Spliced Fusion Proteins Pathological?

August 21, 2023

“Our findings may provide a useful therapeutic approach for treating breast cancer patients who may suffer from early relapse and intrinsic resistance.” BUFFALO, NY- August 21, 2023 – A new… read more

Figure 1: Glutamine metabolism effect in tumor microenvironment cells.

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Inhibiting Glutamine Metabolism Impacts Tumor Cells or the Microenvironment?

August 16, 2023

“These new findings evidence the necessity of more research in Gln metabolism to define the best therapeutic strategies for cancer patients.” BUFFALO, NY- August 16, 2023 – A new editorial… read more

Figure 1: Tumor intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the periphery that can serve as proxies of tumor burden. Peripheral surrogates

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Peripheral Surrogates of Tumor Burden to Guide Therapeutic Strategies for HPV-Associated Malignancies

August 14, 2023

“We discuss existing clinical data on these surrogates of tumor burden and their potential in evaluating efficacy of immunotherapy in HPV-associated malignancies.” BUFFALO, NY- August 14, 2023 – A new… read more