cancer science institute of singapore
Scientists Discover How Editing Of RNA Leads To Cancer
A process that edits the genetic instructions for manufacturing proteins has been implicated in cancer for the first time.
Novel Gene Mutations Implicated In Bile Duct Cancer Caused By Liver Fluke Infection
Investigators from Singapore and Thailand have discovered new bile duct cancer-associated gene mutations that are caused by a type of parasitic flatworm infection.
Critical Genes Mutated In Stomach Cancer Identified
A Singapore-based large-scale genomics study has identified more than 600 genes that are mutated in stomach cancer, the second-most lethal cancer worldwide.
It’s In The Genes: East Asians More Likely To Be Resistant To Some Cancer Drugs
A gene variant commonly found in individuals of East Asian descent, but not in African or European people, may be responsible for resistance to targeted cancer drugs used to treat certain types of leukemia and lung cancer.
Treatment For Stomach Cancer To Be Decided By Genomic Classification Of Tumors
Researchers in Singapore have found that stomach tumors can be classified into two distinct disease variants that respond differently to chemotherapy.
Fusion Gene May Cause Some Stomach Cancers
A newly discovered hybrid gene appears to play a direct role in some stomach cancers, according to scientists from Singapore and South Korea.
First Singapore Developed Cancer Drug In Phase I Trials
SB939, a cancer drug developed in Singapore, has shown encouraging results in Phase 1 trials, and will now be tested in patients with advanced lung cancer.
