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Targeted radiation using TARE-Y90 for children with liver cancer
A review of a study on children with liver cancer has shown the effectiveness of Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 as a course of treatment...
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Application Note: Gas safety in the laboratory
Modern laboratories use a number of gases as part of their daily operations. This application note details two of the most common methods of laboratory gas supply, and their associated safety risks and benefits...
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Cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients ‘should be prioritised’
Cardiac monitoring of high-risk breast cancer patients should be prioritised, after research revealed low rates of heart monitoring seen in the patients receiving trastuzumab.
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Senescent cells targeted with new nanocarrier drug delivery system
Senescent, or zombie cells, are being targeted with the development of a new nanocarrier drug delivery system.
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Talazoparib shows promise for early-stage BRCA+ breast cancer patients
Once-daily oral pill could replace preoperative chemotherapy in patient population if validated in larger trials...
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AIBP injection alleviates chemotherapy pain for months in mice
Protein inhibits inflammatory response underlying chronic pain processing may provide an alternative to opioids for severe, persistent pain...
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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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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Improper use of antibiotics may have an unintended consequence of hampering cancer treatments...
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Meeting access challenges with adaptive trial designs
With access challenges even after successful but costly development programmes, the industry is under pressure to speed up the clinical development process and produce more for less. Adaptive trial designs, more collaborative working and data sharing could provide a solution in the area of cancer immunotherapy, says Jacqueline Karmel, principal…
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Shorter treatment course better for intermediate risk prostate cancer?
New research suggests that treatment with a shorter course of radiation using higher doses over fewer days may be the preferred approach for some men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
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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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UK trails behind EU in cancer diagnosis & treatment
A new report shows that the UK is trailing behind the rest of Europe in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Novartis combination targeted therapy receives FDA approval
The FDA has approved Novartis’ Tafinlar (dabrafenib) in combination with Mekinist (trametinib) to treat patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
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NICE recommends Lilly’s Olaratumab (Lartruvo) to treat sarcoma
Olaratumab is the first monoclonal antibody, in combination with doxorubicin, to be recommended for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma.
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FDA approves new combination treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia
4 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The drug is approved for use in combination with LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay, which is used to detect the FLT3 mutation in patients with AML...