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Pancreatic cancer: TUM researchers develop a new therapy concept

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive tumor for which there have been few successful therapy approaches until now. One of the reasons for this is its extremely high resistance to chemotherapy or radiation therapy of any kind. Recent studies on genetic changes in the tumor cells indicate that it is not just a question of mutations in known cancer genes such as RAS und MYC; epigenetic factors…

Researchers identify cell-of-origin for plexiform neurofibroma tumours. Thoughts health innovators? http://bit.ly/1sCteQq

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the specific type of cell that gives rise to large, disfiguring tumours called plexiform neurofibromas, a finding that could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of these tumours.  The opensource study is published in the journal Cancer Cell.

This advance provides new insight into the steps that lead to tumour development and…