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Zheng-Rong Lu elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Case Western Reserve University researcher Zheng-Rong Lu has been elected as a fellow of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The honor highlights the overall career and impact an inventor has had in their field and society as a whole. Lu is the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Domiter Rudy…
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Artificial intelligence tool predicts treatment response and survival in small cell lung cancer patients
Researchers identify set of patterns from CT scans to help predict patient’s response to chemotherapy Researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University have used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify patterns on computed…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center study links protein-coding gene to tumor development, activation of body’s natural immune defense against cancer
Findings shed light on which tumors may respond better to immune checkpoint blockade therapy
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Cancer Center Seminar Series: “Targeting actin-regulatory protein in clear cell renal cancer”
The Cancer Center Seminar Series will kick off Friday, Sept. 10, at noon in Wolstein Research Building Auditorium (1-413). Partha Roy, associate professor of bioengineering and pathology at the University of Pittsburgh, will present “Targeting actin-regulatory protein in clear cell renal…
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Submit an abstract for the Great Lakes Breast Cancer Symposium
Members of the community are invited to the Great Lakes Breast Cancer Symposium—hosted virtually by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center—Oct. 25–26. This annual symposium highlights ongoing basic, translational, clinical and population studies addressing the biological mechanisms, management and…
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Bringing medical AI closer to reality
Case Western Reserve University scientists show that artificial intelligence tools can work effectively for different locations, populations For artificial intelligence (AI) to realize its full potential to benefit cancer patients, researchers will have to prove that their machine-learning…
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Case Western Reserve researchers uncover biochemical rules between RNA-protein interactions and expression of thousands of genes
Work has potential implications for new therapies to treat cancer and neurodegenerative disorders A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers has found a way to measure key characteristics of proteins that bind to RNA in cells—a discovery that could improve our understanding of how gene…
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Engineering a viral solution to cancer
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine researcher part of effort to modify adenovirus to seek and destroy cancer cells While doctors can successfully treat some types of skin cancer at the surface with human-engineered viruses, scientists have yet to find a way to inject these types of viruses to…
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Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy 
Case Western Reserve University researcher takes aim at hard-to-treat metastatic cancers by using new method to unlock ‘cold tumors’ for successful treatment A team of scientists led by aresearcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is making strides to fight deadly…
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Scientists using AI to benefit cancer patients
National Cancer Institute awards $1.15 million to Case Western Reserve University researchers, collaborators to develop new tool to guide oncologists Case Western Reserve University scientists are developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help surgeons and oncologists identify the subtle…