(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 5 - Italian researchers working in Texas have discovered the driver of aggressive tumours like that of the pancreas, saying that the key is in how cells transform themselves.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, led by Dr. Helin Norberg and Dr. Erik Norberg, have identified a previously unknown mechanism that affects the ability of cancer cells to spread in the body.

These cells are often found in heterogeneous tumors and include cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), cells undergoing epithelial-to ...

Cancer remains a leading cause of death globally, with lung cancer being particularly lethal. Despite advancements in diagnostics and therapies, the five-year survival rates for advanced tumors have ...

A new study published in Engineering has identified enolase 2 (ENO2) as a key factor in the lymphatic metastasis of head and ...

Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688) today announced that data from preclinical studies of the Company’s internally discovered and developed next-generation, investigational oncology therapies, ...

More information: Saima Usman et al, A single cysteine residue in vimentin regulates long non-coding RNA XIST to suppress epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stemness in breast cancer, eLife (2025).