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Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Displays Efficacy in Rare Sarcomas

Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Displays Efficacy in Rare Sarcomas

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) displayed activity with a manageable safety profile in patients with certain rare and ultra-raresarcoma histotypes, according to findings from the phase 2 A

Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Displays Efficacy in Rare Sarcomas

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) displayed activity with a manageable safety profile in patients with certain rare and ultra-raresarcoma histotypes, according to findings from the phase 2 A
Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast tumor size

Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast tumor size

New data released demonstrates that the addition of Zometa (zoledronic acid) injection to standard chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery reduces the size of breast tumors more effectively than che

Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast tumor size

New data released demonstrates that the addition of Zometa (zoledronic acid) injection to standard chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery reduces the size of breast tumors more effectively than che
Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon
Survey: Most women unaware of the signs of an aggressive form of breast cancer

Survey: Most women unaware of the signs of an aggressive form of breast cancer

by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr. Ko Un Park consults with a patient at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Sol

Survey: Most women unaware of the signs of an aggressive form of breast cancer

by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr. Ko Un Park consults with a patient at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Sol
Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

by Nina Louis, Medizin & WissenschaftCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-159962Prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML),

Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

by Nina Louis, Medizin & WissenschaftCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-159962Prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML),
Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related
Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScientists developed a bifunctional therapeutic strategy by transforming living tumor cells into a therapeutic. Shah’s team engineered living tumor cells using

Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScientists developed a bifunctional therapeutic strategy by transforming living tumor cells into a therapeutic. Shah’s team engineered living tumor cells using
Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patie

Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patie
From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainCould humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, incl

From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainCould humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, incl
Could a dramatic rise in liver cancer in Australia be linked to climate change?

Could a dramatic rise in liver cancer in Australia be linked to climate change?

byQueensland University of TechnologyCredit:Science of The Total Environment(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160412Professor Wenbiao Hu from the QUT School of Public Health and

Could a dramatic rise in liver cancer in Australia be linked to climate change?

byQueensland University of TechnologyCredit:Science of The Total Environment(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160412Professor Wenbiao Hu from the QUT School of Public Health and
Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma—a biochemist explains how it works

Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma—a biochemist explains how it works

by Mark R. O'Brian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMediaoutletshave reported the encouraging findings of clinical trials for a new experimental vaccine developed

Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma—a biochemist explains how it works

by Mark R. O'Brian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMediaoutletshave reported the encouraging findings of clinical trials for a new experimental vaccine developed
High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients

High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressKetogenic diet promotes megakaryopoiesis and platelet production via β-OHB (A) ELISA detection of serum TPO, c-Mpl, and IL-6 concentrations in control or KDtreated mic

High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressKetogenic diet promotes megakaryopoiesis and platelet production via β-OHB (A) ELISA detection of serum TPO, c-Mpl, and IL-6 concentrations in control or KDtreated mic