Laboratory network standardizes on common NGS platform to efficiently profile patient samples across multiple cancer centers

Consortium will develop a QSP Immuno-oncology Simulator to test combination cancer therapies and different dose regimens and biomarkers in computer-generated, virtual patients

Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple negative breast cancer once it spreads to the brain

If tumor cells could be accurately counted, they could provide an additional way to track treatment or screen for the disease

These findings represent a groundbreaking use of big data to uncover the environmental factors that are behind diseases and inform strategies for prevention

The tumor microenvironment is a harsh place, and tumor cells are ready to wear you out.

This new understanding may help to increase the effectiveness of immune-based therapies against cancer

Study participants who regularly consumed at least two, one-ounce servings of nuts each week demonstrated a 42 percent improvement in disease-free survival and a 57 percent improvement in overall survival

Science continues to peel away layers of the skin microbiome to reveal its protective properties

The new platform combines microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology with physiologically relevant 3D spheroids to enable formation and long-term culture of 3D multicellular tumors / organoids for drug screening and individualized chemosensitivity testing