Antibody treatment may shrink bile duct tumors An antibody treatment in a study helped shrink tumors in some patients with bile duct cancer. The research, published Friday in the Lancet Oncology and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2023 annual meeting, focused on patients whose tumors produce a high amount of the HER2 protein, causing cells to multiply too quickly.Read More
Researchers identify genomic variants for rare genetic skin disorder Researchers used genome sequencing to identify the genomic variants that cause disabling pansclerotic morphea, a rare and serious inflammatory skin disorder. The results, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, may point the way to a treatment, the researchers said.Read More