metastasis
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The technology is a therapeutic vaccine, meaning it can help prevent recurrence and metastasis, but it can’t keep someone from getting melanoma in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
On Wednesday the company said that a large randomized trial met its goal of preventing cancer recurrence and metastasis, though it didn’t publish the data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Chronically high IL-6 levels have also been linked to recurrence and metastasis of multiple types of cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
After training, the model was able to predict metastasis and colon cancer recurrence with nearly 80% accuracy, outperforming existing methods.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
We note here an interpretation of the first metastasis in terms of functional adaptation.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
"These clones were then evaluated in vitro and in a mouse model to observe their ability to migrate through a real biological filter and generate metastases," adds Arwen Conod.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
Three weeks later, she learnt she actually had stage three cancer with limited metastases.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Lung metastases indicate that cancer has entered the bloodstream and are linked to worse outcomes for patients.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
A major validation of this approach came from a melanoma trial that delivered results few expected: a 49% reduction in cancer recurrence and a 62% reduction in deadly distant metastases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
And these metastases are due to functional requirements—for example, the forward position of sternum and thoracic organs in fish is an adaptation to swimming.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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