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PET scan tracer predicts success of cancer vaccine
By engineering a special molecule to track certain immune cells in the body, scientists have invented a litmus test for the effectiveness of a newly devised cancer therapy...
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Cancer drug helps treat tuberculosis by restoring leaky blood vessels
Drug that strengthens blood vessels allows antibiotics to infiltrate tuberculosis granulomas in mice...
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Cone beam CT offers detailed imaging for precise RS delivery
A novel technique called radiation segmentectomy (RS), that delivers high doses of radiation to tumours while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue, shows promise as a curative treatment option for patients with early-stage liver cancer, according to a recent study.
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Vitamin A derivative selectively kills liver cancer stem cells
Acyclic retinoid, an artificial compound derived from vitamin A, has been found to prevent the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma...
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Combining drugs that target BRAF and HSP90 shows success for melanoma patients
Scientists have tried combining drugs in an effort to prevent resistance development that eventually leads to cancer regrowth in melanoma patients.
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Improved method of delivering anti-cancer drugs
A new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe side effects...
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Two-drug combination proves effective for most lung cancers
New study suggests that using a two-drug combination of currently available treatment could be more effective for most lung cancers.
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Combination immunotherapy improves survival in mouse models of mesothelioma
Combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs significantly prolonged survival in aggressive cancer malignant mesothelioma...
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Ionising radiation found to soften tumour cell microenvironment
When irradiated, less stiff extracellular matrices reduced cancer growth and migration, bolstering the case to further understand fractionated radiation therapy...
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Acoustic Cluster Therapy drives drug therapies to cancer cells
Researchers are testing the use of pulsed sound waves to direct and focus cancer drug therapies...
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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Improper use of antibiotics may have an unintended consequence of hampering cancer treatments...
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Ponatinib is found to be effective against SCCOHT
Ponatinib is effective against SCCOHT, a type of ovarian cancer that mostly strikes young women and girls as young as 14 months...
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Repurposing leukaemia drugs may prevent melanoma metastasis
Data from a new study shows that repurposing drugs used to treat leukaemia has promise for preventing melanoma metastasis...
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NPL launches Metrology for Medical Physics Centre, MEMPHYS
MEMPHYS will work closely with the NHS, academia and industry to enable the rapid and widespread implementation of a host of new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.
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Therapeutic gel shows promise against cancerous tumours
Researchers have developed a biodegradable hydrogel scaffold system to release chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic drugs at the tumour site...
