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Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas
Trial demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma

Trial demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Phase 3 trial has demonstrated that patients with advanced stage (3 or 4) classic Hodgkin lymphoma who underwent initial treatment wi

Trial demonstrates one-year progression-free survival in 94% of patients with stage 3 or 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Phase 3 trial has demonstrated that patients with advanced stage (3 or 4) classic Hodgkin lymphoma who underwent initial treatment wi
Three-drug combination therapy effective in patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, trial shows

Three-drug combination therapy effective in patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, trial shows

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteNew research shows that genetics account for only five to 10 per cent of risk for most human diseases, and that gene testing is a poor predictor of whether someone

Three-drug combination therapy effective in patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, trial shows

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteNew research shows that genetics account for only five to 10 per cent of risk for most human diseases, and that gene testing is a poor predictor of whether someone
Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer

Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResults from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free surviva

Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResults from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free surviva
Results of trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer

Results of trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainFindings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomized pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment of malignant bowel obs

Results of trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainFindings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomized pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment of malignant bowel obs
Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,
Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show

Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show
Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds

byCancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds

byCancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK
Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

by TranSpreadDevelopment of AlphaLISA HTS screen to identify specific PRMT5 inhibitors. (A) Principle of AlphaLISA technique adapted to HTS. Biotinylated histone H4 (a well-known PRMT5 substrate) was

Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

by TranSpreadDevelopment of AlphaLISA HTS screen to identify specific PRMT5 inhibitors. (A) Principle of AlphaLISA technique adapted to HTS. Biotinylated histone H4 (a well-known PRMT5 substrate) was
World-first use of base-edited CAR T cells to treat resistant leukemia

World-first use of base-edited CAR T cells to treat resistant leukemia

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA patient with relapsed T cell leukaemia has been given base-edited T-cells in a world-first use of a base-edited cell therapy, in a

World-first use of base-edited CAR T cells to treat resistant leukemia

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA patient with relapsed T cell leukaemia has been given base-edited T-cells in a world-first use of a base-edited cell therapy, in a
World-first clinical trial with 'man's best friend' could unlock treatment breakthrough for kids with cancer

World-first clinical trial with 'man's best friend' could unlock treatment breakthrough for kids with cancer

by Telethon Kids InstituteThree-year-old Bull Terrier, Maggie, is about to undergo surgery using the immunotherapy gel to treat her sarcoma. It is hoped the world-first clinical trial in dogs will be

World-first clinical trial with 'man's best friend' could unlock treatment breakthrough for kids with cancer

by Telethon Kids InstituteThree-year-old Bull Terrier, Maggie, is about to undergo surgery using the immunotherapy gel to treat her sarcoma. It is hoped the world-first clinical trial in dogs will be
Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev