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NIH launches $215m partnership for cancer immunotherapy strategies

13 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

12 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

11 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

5 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

5 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

29 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

28 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

27 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

27 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Researchers find novel combination disrupts multiple factors in aggressive breast cancer...

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Cancer drug stimulates tripolar mode of mitosis

12 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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

12 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

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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Zika virus shown to kill brain cancer stem cells

6 September 2017 | By Steve Bremer (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine suggests potential treatment for glioblastoma

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Immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells

30 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Researchers have recently discovered an immunotherapy that uses existing cancer drugs in a whole new way...

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Combination of conventional drugs enhances tumour cell death

29 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Brazilian researchers have investigated whether cisplatin and 5-FU would interfere with the protein pRB...

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Cancer Research UK launches trial to test new drug

23 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

A clinical trial to test a new cancer drug in patients with advanced solid tumours, launches in four centres across the UK...

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