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Stem Cells in Deep Sleep as a Secret Reserve
Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute have discovered a group of particularly long-lived blood stem cells in mice. These cells remain in a dormant state for an exceptionally long time while retaining their ability to…
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Highly Sensitive Detection of MRI Contrast Agents
Gadolinium is a component of contrast agents used in MRI examinations, which can be released into the environment through patients’ urine. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now developed a sensor capable of detecting even the smallest amounts of…
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Four Million Euros in EU Funding to Improve Prostate Cancer Care
A European research consortium led by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) aims to fundamentally improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer using AI agents, big data, and patient-centered clinical decision support. The central goal is to detect aggressive tumors…
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Healthy Lifestyle – Lower Cancer Risk: Large Study Confirms and Expands Association for Numerous Types of Cancer
It is no surprise that a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the risk of cancer. A large-scale analysis by researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) now confirms this association across a particularly broad spectrum of cancer types. The study also provides additional…
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A Matter of Quantity: A Universal Target for CAR-T Cells Against Cancer
CAR-T cell therapies have proven successful in treating several types of blood and lymphoid cancers. However, their use in treating other tumors is significantly more challenging, in part because suitable target structures are lacking. A team led by scientists from the…
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Heisenberg Professorship for Aurélie Ernst
With funding from the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Heisenberg Program, DKFZ researcher Aurélie Ernst aims to investigate how massive changes in the genome contribute to the development of cancer. Her research focuses on a phenomenon known as chromothripsis - a catastrophic…
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Triple ERC Success at the German Cancer Research Center
Three researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have each been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) this year. Daniel Kirschenbaum, Lena Kutscher, and Michael Scherer impressed the ERC with their innovative research approaches to…
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Colon Cancer: How Highly Aggressive Tumors Evade the Immune System
Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which a particularly aggressive form of colon cancer evades the immune system. The findings show that the activation of a key…
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PRAME-specific T-cell therapy in an adolescent with metastatic kidney tumor
Researchers and physicians at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and other leading cancer centers report an exceptional treatment success in an adolescent with an advanced, therapy-resistant kidney tumor. Using a novel, personalized T-cell therapy, they…
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Immune Cells in Bone Marrow Cancer: Limited Defense Readiness
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute, and Medical Clinic V at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) has characterized T cells in the bone marrow in cases of multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia: A…