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Aside from the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine going to the discoverers of this highly organized transport system, scientific interest in a particular group of vesicles called exosomes has accelerated over the last several years. Andrew K. Godwin, Ph.D., professor and director of molecular oncology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, is among the researchers studying the potential clinical applications of these specialized structures.

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Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center found that a combination of infused vitamin C and conventional chemotherapy stopped ovarian cancer in the laboratory, and reduced chemotherapy-associated toxicity in patients with ovarian cancer.

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Adenomatous polyposis coli is critical in protecting against colon cancer. KU Cancer Center researchers have shown that APC stationed in the nucleus is necessary to suppress Wnt and its signaling partners.

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Findings provide a direct proof for a new therapy and provide hope for the people with this disease

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KU Cancer Center researchers are working towards cutting off the growth of pancreatic tumors before they can metastasize throughout the body.

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KU Cancer Center Nanotex Phase I trial extends survival rate and is better tolerated for ovarian and other abdominal cancer patients.

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Unexpected results from an ongoing experiment in the lab of Kristi Neufeld, Ph.D., co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program, led to a potentially important discovery that could have an impact on how cancer researchers test anti-cancer therapies in mice, and possibly prevent colon cancer in people.

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KU Cancer Center researchers have identified a protein that could prevent metastasis and recurrence of breast cancer.

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New research technique could allow better, more personalized cancer drug treatments

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Statistical prediction models could help doctors determine when non-invasive bladder cancer will return.