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Cancer drug stimulates tripolar mode of mitosis
Taxanes inhibit cell division and make cancer cells sensitive to radiation therapy, a current study has investigated the underlying mechanisms of this action...
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Nivolumab superior to ipilimumab for adjuvant treatment of melanoma
Adjuvant nivolumab has been found to be more superior than ipilimumab in the standard of care in patients with surgically resected stage III/IV melanoma...
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Nivolumab cuts relapse by one third compared to Ipilimumab
Alternative immunotherapy drug nivolumab is more effective than current standard of care in treating advanced melanoma after surgical removal of disease.
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Pembrolizumab shows promise in pretreated metastatic gastric cancer
Pembrolizumab has shown a promising response rate in patients with pre-treated metastatic gastric cancer, according to results from the KEYNOTE-059 trial...
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New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
New research demonstrates that the malaria treatment, artemisinin can now be rapidly produced by genetically engineered moss at an industrial scale...
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Improved vaccine protects against nine types of HPV
Scientists have developed an improved vaccine commonly associated with cervical cancer...
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Zika virus shown to kill brain cancer stem cells
Research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine suggests potential treatment for glioblastoma
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Study shows contrasting cognitive effects of psychiatric drugs
A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine does not affect cognition in schizophrenia...
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FDA approves CAR T cell therapy for children with leukaemia
The FDA has approved CAR T cell therapy for treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
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Anacetrapib reduces risk of serious cardiovascular events
An international clinical trial has assessed the efficacy and safety of adding anacetrapib versus placebo atorvastatin in patients with vascular diseases...
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Dual antithrombotic therapy cuts bleeding risk
Researchers have found that using just two anti-clotting medicines for atrial fibrillation is safer than using the current standard treatments...
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Next-generation drug testing on chips
Researchers in Japan have designed a small 'body-on-a-chip' device that can test the side effects of drugs on human cells...
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QA/QC In-Depth Focus
In this In-Depth Focus: Quality control of freeze-dried oral formulations; Regulatory and quality assurance challenges in continuous manufacturing...
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Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
A team of scientists have recently discovered how a new drug called JQ1 which is currently in early-phase human cancer trials, can reactivate latent HIV...
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Metal simplifies synthesis of antibody drugs
Scientists have developed a method to efficiently modify natural antibodies that can deliver drugs to target cells...
