a thymoma and thymic carcinoma, he says. Thymomas treatment normally involves simply removing the tumor. “Thymic carcinomas are, as the name implies, more serious cancers,” Friedberg says.

Researchers have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after damage using a specific type of regulatory T cell.

The human body faces a wide variety of threats from bacteria, viruses, and other dangers, such as cancer. T cells, made by the thymus, fight pathogens and malignancies through direct attack or by ...

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system. In cancer ...

We stained sections of the mass with hematoxylin and eosin and examined them using light microscopy. The mediastinal mass histologically corresponded to a neoplasm composed of lymphoid cells and ...

Carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation (CASTLE) is a rare type of cancer that primarily affects the thyroid gland but can also occur in other tissues, such as the salivary glands.

A third phase 3 trial is running in patients with lung and thymus neuroendocrine tumors, according to the release, as well as a phase 1 pediatric trial in SSTR-positive tumors. ITM is not putting ...

Dr. Jarrod Dudakov studies how the immune system naturally recovers after damage, such as from common cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. He uses mouse models to study the thymus, the ...