Zebrafish ‘Avatars’ reveal immune mechanisms of BCG vaccine in bladder cancer
Immune mechanisms behind the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) effectiveness against bladder cancer were revealed using a novel zebrafish model, new research shows.
Immune mechanisms behind the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) effectiveness against bladder cancer were revealed using a novel zebrafish model, new research shows.
A 23-year-old international patient travelled to Kolkata recently to get operated for the world’s largest complex pancreatic tumour, approximately 40 cm in size.
Saliva is a valuable body fluid for liquid biopsies. Still, the challenge of isolating good-quality RNA from saliva has hindered previous efforts to use saliva for liquid biopsy.
The tumour was approached by Clamshell Thoractomy as also a Median Sternotomy with extension of the incision for complete removal of the tumour, he said.
For two long years, the woman's abdomen was swollen abnormally, and she was unable to walk properly. She went to several hospitals for treatment and after being disappointed, she eventually came to the SUM Hospital for treatment.
Besides, the surgery was performed under the neuronavigation system, which keeps guiding the surgeons about these arteries. The child is now seizure-free and runs around everywhere, talks, and eats normally.
According to the researchers, for the treatment, tumours are injected with polymer-based nanoparticles carrying a chemotherapy agent.
According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation of the tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth of cancers.
Enormous scientific progress has been made in recent years providing reasons to believe that our growing understanding of cancer will eventually allow it to be brought under control.
A three kg tumour located between the heart and lung of a 65-year-old man was removed at the AMU’s medical…
