Analysis of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Reveals an Enrichment of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 12 Structural Rearrangements in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Disease

Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics,
breast cancer   brain metastasis   structural rearrangement   cyclin-dependent kinase 12   HER2   genomics   targeted therapy  

Research Report on CDK12 Structural Rearrangements in Brain Metastases of Breast Cancer Background and Purpose Breast Cancer (BC) is the second most common solid tumor involving the Central Nervous System (CNS). Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer (BCBMs) are becoming increasingly common among patients with metastatic breast cancer. Patients with a...

Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibitors

Medicine, Respiratory System, Oncology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics,
MET   kinase domain   point mutation   lung cancer   malignancies   targeted therapy  

This study reveals a new targetable cancer subtype characterized by activating point mutations in the MET tyrosine kinase domain (TKD). Researchers identified MET TKD activating mutations in approximately 0.5% of patients across a genomic data set of over 600,000 cancer cases, encompassing various tumor types, with the highest prevalence in renal c...

Antibody-Displaying Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Antibody-Displaying Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Medicine, Oncology, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemistry,
antibodies   extracellular vesicles   cancer therapy   targeted therapy   immunotherapy  

The Application of Antibodies Displaying Extracellular Vesicles in Targeted Cancer Therapy Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) have been extensively researched as natural delivery carriers and mediators of biological signals in various tissues. In this study, researchers utilized these characteristics of EVs to demonstrate a modular delivery system for ca...