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Pembrolizumab shows hope for cancerous gestational trophoblastic disease
An immunotherapy drug can be used to cure a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments have failed...
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Cell-weighing method may predict how drugs will affect cancer cells
Cell-weighing technique may predict which therapies a patient is most sensitive or resistant to...
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Fat cells may inactivate chemotherapeutic drug
A study has shown that Adipocytes can absorb and metabolise the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin, reducing its ability to kill cancer cells.
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Proton therapy may be better option for patients with esophageal cancer
Proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, may be a better treatment option than traditional radiation therapy techniques...
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NIH launches $215m partnership for cancer immunotherapy strategies
The NIH and 11 leading biopharmaceutical companies have launched the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies (PACT), totalling $215m as part of the Cancer Moonshot....
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PI3K inhibitors show hope for rare bone cancers
Scientists have used genome sequencing to gain a better understanding of the biology underlying chordoma...
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Neratinib defeats the Ras genes notorious for causing cancer
Breast cancer drug neratinib has been found to block the function of the Ras genes which are among the first to be linked to cancer development...
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TK216-vincristine combination for Ewing sarcoma identified
TK216-vincristine combination appears to halt the ability of Ewing sarcoma to grow and progress...
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Alcohol aversion drug disulfiram may combat chemotherapy resistance
Alcohol aversion drug disulfiram may combat chemotherapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer...
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Parkinson’s disease drug carbidopa shows anticancer effects
Research shows the Parkinson's disease drug carbidopa displays significant anticancer effects in human cell lines...
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Ivermectin found to suppresses tumour development
Researchers find ivermectin, a drug used to kill parasites, suppresses tumour development in epithelial ovarian cancer...
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Genetic fault reduces the effectiveness of leukaemia treatment
A genetic fault has been identified in people with an aggressive type of leukaemia that can significantly affect how they respond to treatment...
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CYC065-eribulin combination for triple-negative breast cancer identified
Researchers find novel combination disrupts multiple factors in aggressive breast cancer...
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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...
