JNCCN study evaluates cost-effectiveness of olaparib for metastatic pancreatic cancer
Data from the POLO trial was analyzed to determine which patient groups with pancreatic cancer would derive the most benefit ...
Tag: cancer
A therapeutic option for glioblastoma using pH-sensitive nanomicelles
Credit: 2020 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine Summary: Using practical nano-DDS technology, a polymeric nanomicelle that effectively delivers the potent mitotic ...
Researcher receives $2.9 million for work improving effectiveness in lung cancer therapy
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher has been ...
Innovative double-balloon catheter awarded Canadian patent
SealCath LLC, a Medical University of South Carolina startup, wins Canadian patent for its double-balloon catheter.Credit: Brennan Wesley, Medical University ...
Perspectives of tumor treatment: Researchers investigate combination of carbon ion and immunotherapy
Credit: Adrian Rodríguez Rodríguez/GSI It is still a glance into the future: The combination of carbon ion and immune therapy ...
New method developed by Lithuanian scientists can reach 90% accuracy in detecting melanoma
A patented computer-aided diagnostic system developed by Lithuanian scientists proved to be more than 90% accurate in detecting malignancy in ...
How cell processes round up and dump damaged proteins
UMass Amherst research chemists discover cells' unexpected clean-up techniquesCredit: UMass Amherst/Strieter lab AMHERST, Mass. - In a new paper with ...
A better test for the tumor-targeting of CAR-T therapies
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 06, 2020, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a method to significantly ...
Doctoral student receives NSERC award to study innovative brain cancer treatment
Credit: Virginia Tech The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) supports research that results in "breakthrough answers ...
Cancer researchers train white blood cells to attacks tumor cells
Credit: © NCT/UCC/André Wirsig Scientists at the National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden (NCT/UCC) and Dresden University Medicine, together with ...
Anti-depressant repurposed to treat childhood cancer
Credit: Karolinska Institutet A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt growth of a type of ...
Precision chemo-immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer?
Antibody-drug conjugate targets and penetrates tumors; produces tumor regression in miceCredit: Credit: Jing Huang, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital Pancreatic cancer ...
Large-scale cancer proteomics study profiles protein changes in response to drug treatments
Dataset helps understand therapeutic resistance and identify effective combination treatmentsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON — Through large-scale profiling of ...
INRS awards an honorary doctorate to biochemist Nahum Sonenberg
Credit: Owen Egan Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is proud to announce that McGill University biochemist and professor ...
Combining Eastern medicine with Western to improve cancer therapy
Can ancient Chinese herbs cure chemotherapy-related diarrhea?Credit: University of Houston University of Houston professor of pharmaceutics Ming Hu is developing ...
AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the performance of radiologists in ...
One last trip: when tourism embraces the terminally ill
This is a hidden community for whom tourism isn't merely a recreation, it could be a need; but they require ...
New analysis method can lead to better cancer drugs
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. While proteins on the surface of cells are the targets for most drugs, refined methods are needed ...
Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer
Credit: CSHL, 2020 Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment. Many patients respond ...
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers demonstrated that polarized Th17 cells can effectively eradicate tumors after only four days of ex ...
