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Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: Data are not yet sufficient

Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: Data are not yet sufficient

byInstitute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareCredit: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareIn the summer of 2019, larotrectinib was approved as the first drug in Europe to b

Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: Data are not yet sufficient

byInstitute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareCredit: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareIn the summer of 2019, larotrectinib was approved as the first drug in Europe to b
One-cycle cisplatin seems safe for high-risk early testicular cancer

One-cycle cisplatin seems safe for high-risk early testicular cancer

(HealthDay)—For high-risk stage 1 nonseminoma germ cell tumors of the testis (NSGCTT), one cycle of adjuvant bleomycin, etoposide (500 mg/m²), and cisplatin (BE500P) is safe, resulting in a two-year m

One-cycle cisplatin seems safe for high-risk early testicular cancer

(HealthDay)—For high-risk stage 1 nonseminoma germ cell tumors of the testis (NSGCTT), one cycle of adjuvant bleomycin, etoposide (500 mg/m²), and cisplatin (BE500P) is safe, resulting in a two-year m
Leukemia vulnerability discovered causing drug sensitivity

Leukemia vulnerability discovered causing drug sensitivity

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteCells from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a disease against which treatment with glutathione inhibitors has demonstrated preclinical efficacy, dying b

Leukemia vulnerability discovered causing drug sensitivity

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteCells from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a disease against which treatment with glutathione inhibitors has demonstrated preclinical efficacy, dying b
Patients prefer stool test to colonoscopy

Patients prefer stool test to colonoscopy

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.07.012Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal im

Patients prefer stool test to colonoscopy

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.07.012Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal im
New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancerbyTranslational Genomics Research InstituteSIWA318H treatment depletes p16INK4apositive cells and reduces αSMA exp

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancerbyTranslational Genomics Research InstituteSIWA318H treatment depletes p16INK4apositive cells and reduces αSMA exp
How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCount Me In Director Nikhil Wagle and Strategic Advisor Corrie Painter. Credit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardIn the fall of 2018, cancer

How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCount Me In Director Nikhil Wagle and Strategic Advisor Corrie Painter. Credit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardIn the fall of 2018, cancer
Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan
Marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia identified

Marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia identified

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCell line sensitivity and additional patient data. A IC50s for VEN of 19 AML cell lines classified as primitive (Prim-AML, n = 11) or monocytic (Mono-AML, n = 8) t

Marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia identified

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCell line sensitivity and additional patient data. A IC50s for VEN of 19 AML cell lines classified as primitive (Prim-AML, n = 11) or monocytic (Mono-AML, n = 8) t
Research collaboration reveals promising drug candidate for treatment of blood cancers

Research collaboration reveals promising drug candidate for treatment of blood cancers

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, OncoTartis, Inc. and Children's Cancer Institute jointly announced the publication of two research manuscripts in a lead

Research collaboration reveals promising drug candidate for treatment of blood cancers

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, OncoTartis, Inc. and Children's Cancer Institute jointly announced the publication of two research manuscripts in a lead
Sub-lobar surgery for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer non-inferior to lobectomy

Sub-lobar surgery for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer non-inferior to lobectomy

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA large international study of patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Sub-lobar surgery for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer non-inferior to lobectomy

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA large international study of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Using the immune system to fight cancer: an interview with Dr Charles Akle

Using the immune system to fight cancer: an interview with Dr Charles Akle

Why does cancer occur?We all produce as many as 100,000 different types of cancer cells every day, which are recognized and eliminated by our extraordinarily efficient immune system.However, if someth

Using the immune system to fight cancer: an interview with Dr Charles Akle

Why does cancer occur?We all produce as many as 100,000 different types of cancer cells every day, which are recognized and eliminated by our extraordinarily efficient immune system.However, if someth