Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, is the treatment of disease by chemicals especially by killing micro-organisms or cancerous cells. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen.

What is Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy literally refers to the treatment of certain diseases using specific chemicals that are destructive to malignant cells or to the causative agent of a disease such as a bacteria or virus. Therefore, the treatment can be broadly divided into two categories - cancer chemotherapy and antimicrobial chemotherapy.

History of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Principles

Chemotherapy Treatment Schemes

Chemotherapy Types

What is 'Chemo Brain'?

Does Scalp Cooling Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy?

How Chemotherapy Affects Daily Living

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Blocking CDK7 protein could prevent heart damage associated with cancer treatment

Blocking a protein known as CDK7 could prevent heart damage associated with a commonly used cancer chemotherapy medication, according to a study led by scientists at Washington State University.

4 Jun 2024

Research reveals new pathways for treating never-smoker lung cancer

The primary cause of lung cancer is smoking. However, the incidence of lung cancer among never-smokers has been steadily increasing, especially among women.

4 Jun 2024

Headband meditation may offer pain relief and improved function after Cushing's surgery

Patients with Cushing's syndrome who are recovering from surgery and wear a headband that tracks brain activity while they meditate may have less pain and better physical functioning compared with patients not using the device, suggests a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

Study: One out of five breast cancer survivors may experience weight gain

Almost one out of five breast cancer survivors may experience weight gain of more than 10%, suggests a study presented Monday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

Experimental treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer shows promise in phase 2 clinical trial

Clinicians at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reported promising preliminary findings based on outcomes in the first six patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of the experimental drug BXCL701 in combination with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

3 Jun 2024

New treatment approach could offer longer lasting protection to people with breast cancer

Killing breast cancer cells in a way that trains the immune system to recognize and destroy residual cancer cells could offer longer lasting protection to people with the disease, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

3 Jun 2024

Researchers explore gut bacteria's role in fighting breast cancer

Researchers are investigating the function of gut bacteria in breast cancer, and how we could use it to fight against the disease, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

3 Jun 2024

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children in most developed countries, and at least a quarter of these patients are diagnosed with aggressive high-risk or relapsed cancers, with an expected five-year survival rate of less than 30%.

31 May 2024

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer (PC) is a significant health concern, being the second leading cause of death among American men.

31 May 2024

Stress and pain linked to worse outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Secondary analyses of a phase 3 clinical trial have revealed that breast cancer patients who reported high levels of pain and stress were more likely than their study peers to experience worse invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and worse overall survival (OS).

31 May 2024

Breakthrough CAR T therapy and shorter targeted therapy durations offer hope for patients with leukemia

The novel anti-CD19 autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) achieved durable remissions in 40% of patients with relapsed or refractory B-ALL without a subsequent stem cell transplant (SCT), according to results from the Phase Ib/II FELIX clinical trial presented today by Elias Jabbour, M.D., professor of Leukemia.

31 May 2024

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.

31 May 2024

Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

Many countries with national healthcare systems or payers such as insurance companies use cost-effectiveness analyses to decide whether to cover new medicines, balancing treatment costs with potential health benefits.

30 May 2024

New surgical platform informs critical decision-making about tumor treatment within minutes

Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a poor five-year survival rate.

30 May 2024

New molecular analysis unravels the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors

A study conducted by researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) and the Rede D'Or Pathological Anatomy in conjunction with several North American institutions, including the National Cancer Institute (NIH), used new molecular analyses to unravel the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors and refine their classification.

30 May 2024

New weapon against cancer: "DNA warhead" targets mutant protein in tumor cells

Tumor protein P53 (TP53) plays an important role in suppressing the growth of tumors. Mutations in the gene for TP53 can have a disastrous effect, hampering the body's ability to fight tumors and even encouraging their growth.

29 May 2024

Novel method predicts cancer cell behaviors using nano informatics and machine learning

A recent study has introduced a novel method combining nano informatics and machine learning to precisely predict cancer cell behaviors, enabling the identification of cell subpopulations with distinct characteristics like drug sensitivity and metastatic potential.

29 May 2024

Chemotherapy

Overview

History of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Principles

Chemotherapy Treatment Schemes

Feature Articles

Chemotherapy Types

What is 'Chemo Brain'?

Does Scalp Cooling Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy?

How Chemotherapy Affects Daily Living

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Blocking CDK7 protein could prevent heart damage associated with cancer treatment

Research reveals new pathways for treating never-smoker lung cancer

Headband meditation may offer pain relief and improved function after Cushing's surgery

Study: One out of five breast cancer survivors may experience weight gain

Experimental treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer shows promise in phase 2 clinical trial

New treatment approach could offer longer lasting protection to people with breast cancer

Researchers explore gut bacteria's role in fighting breast cancer

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Stress and pain linked to worse outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Breakthrough CAR T therapy and shorter targeted therapy durations offer hope for patients with leukemia

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

New surgical platform informs critical decision-making about tumor treatment within minutes

New molecular analysis unravels the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors

New weapon against cancer: "DNA warhead" targets mutant protein in tumor cells

Novel method predicts cancer cell behaviors using nano informatics and machine learning

New type of immunotherapy shows promising preclinical results against osteosarcoma

New ultrasound method reveals minute vascular structures using contrast agents

Proline-based nano cages offer targeted drug delivery, limit side effects of chemotherapy

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Chemotherapy

Overview

Feature Articles

Chemotherapy Types

What is 'Chemo Brain'?

Does Scalp Cooling Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy?

How Chemotherapy Affects Daily Living

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Cancer Research eBook

Discover how SciY empowers scientists

Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

Changing the landscape of R&D to build clinical success from the ground up

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