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Leukemia Stem Cells Use Ketones to Dodge Cell Death and Fuel Disease
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Leukemia Stem Cells Use Ketones to Dodge Cell Death and Fuel Disease

Leukemic stem cells produce their own ketone bodies to block ferroptosis, revealing a metabolic weak point that could be targeted therapeutically.

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Jun 7, 2026 0
Hidden Cell Layers in Pancreatic Ducts Reveal Why Some Pancreatic Cancers Are Deadlier
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Hidden Cell Layers in Pancreatic Ducts Reveal Why Some Pancreatic Cancers Are Deadlier

Researchers mapped distinct cell populations in human pancreatic ducts, finding two subtypes that drive aggressive, lower-survival pancreatic cancer.

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Jun 6, 2026 0
Injecting Immunotherapy Directly Into the Brain Spine Fluid Shows Promise for Deadly Cancer Stage
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Injecting Immunotherapy Directly Into the Brain Spine Fluid Shows Promise for Deadly Cancer Stage

A phase 1 trial finds intraventricular nivolumab is safe for leptomeningeal metastases, with median survival of 6.6 months.

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Jun 5, 2026 0
Tumor Cell State Predicts Who Responds to Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma
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Tumor Cell State Predicts Who Responds to Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma

A large genomic study finds mesenchymal glioblastoma responds better to immune checkpoint blockade, opening a path to smarter patient selection.

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Jun 4, 2026 0
Itaconate Starves Lung Tumors by Blocking a Key Metabolic Enzyme
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Itaconate Starves Lung Tumors by Blocking a Key Metabolic Enzyme

A macrophage-derived metabolite rewires tumor metabolism and flips immune cells from tumor-promoting to tumor-fighting.

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Jun 4, 2026 0
Blocking PINK1 Triggers Explosive Cancer Cell Death in Neuroblastoma
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Blocking PINK1 Triggers Explosive Cancer Cell Death in Neuroblastoma

Inhibiting the mitophagy kinase PINK1 amplifies mitochondrial ROS, activating a BAX-caspase-GSDME cascade that destroys neuroblastoma cells via pyroptosis.

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Jun 3, 2026 0
ALT Cancer Cells Share Telomere End Structure With Normal Cells Despite Rogue Lengthening
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ALT Cancer Cells Share Telomere End Structure With Normal Cells Despite Rogue Lengthening

END-seq reveals ALT-positive cancer telomeres share canonical 5′ ATC termini with normal cells, but harbor uniquely abundant single-stranded DNA regions.

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Jun 3, 2026 0
Telomere Shortening Mapped Across 1,800 Blood Cancer Patients Reveals Genetic Patterns
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Telomere Shortening Mapped Across 1,800 Blood Cancer Patients Reveals Genetic Patterns

A landmark WGS study of 1,804 myeloid neoplasia patients uncovers how telomere length varies by mutation type and cancer subtype.

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Jun 3, 2026 0
Senescent Tumor Cells Expressing PD-L2 Blunt Chemotherapy Effectiveness
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Senescent Tumor Cells Expressing PD-L2 Blunt Chemotherapy Effectiveness

Intratumoral senescent cells shielded by PD-L2 may explain why chemotherapy often falls short — and point to a new combination strategy.

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Jun 3, 2026 0
Cancer Research Exposes Mitochondria as Dynamic Shape-Shifting Powerhouses
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Cancer Research Exposes Mitochondria as Dynamic Shape-Shifting Powerhouses

New review reveals how cancer biology has fundamentally transformed our understanding of mitochondrial plasticity and its implications beyond oncology.

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Jun 3, 2026 0
Gene Therapy Delivers Immune Signals Directly Into Brain Tumors in First Human Trial
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Gene Therapy Delivers Immune Signals Directly Into Brain Tumors in First Human Trial

A phase 1 trial shows Temferon — a gene-engineered stem cell therapy — safely delivers interferon-α into glioblastoma tumors with no dose-limiting toxicities.

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Jun 2, 2026 0
Dual Immunotherapy Achieves 51% Complete Response in Rare Aggressive Lymphoma
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Dual Immunotherapy Achieves 51% Complete Response in Rare Aggressive Lymphoma

Combining CD38 and PD-1 inhibitors produced durable remissions in relapsed NK/T-cell lymphoma, with median response duration exceeding 29 months.

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Jun 1, 2026 0
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