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Gut microbiome may help improve immunotherapy response in melanoma patients

Patients with malignant melanoma - whose disease has spread - are more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment if they had greater diversity in their gut bacteria, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

6 Nov 2016

Combination of immunotherapy options improves survival of patients with deadly forms of skin cancer

McMaster University researchers have found that for patients diagnosed in the late stages of one of the most common and deadly forms of skin cancer, treatment with a combination of immunotherapy options improves survival and lowers the risk of life-threatening events.

5 Nov 2016

Rutgers Cancer Institute researcher receives grant to explore cell pathway in triple-negative breast cancer

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researcher Michael L. Gatza, PhD, has received a $200,000 V Scholar Grant from The V Foundation for Cancer Research to explore a cell pathway in triple-negative breast cancer.

4 Nov 2016

Immune checkpoint cancer therapies may cause rare cardiac side effects linked to unexpected immune response

Combination therapy utilizing two approved immunotherapy drugs for cancer treatment may cause rare and sometimes fatal cardiac side effects linked to an unexpected immune response.

4 Nov 2016

Fresh insights into immune cell could signal new approach to treating life-threatening lung condition

Fresh insights into a life-threatening lung condition triggered by blood poisoning could signal a new approach to treating the disease, researchers found.

3 Nov 2016

Safety of generic oncology drugs in developing countries is uncertain, say researchers

Although generic oncology drugs can reduce patient costs and improve treatment access, the safety of these drugs in developing countries is uncertain, according to an international research team led by Dr. Charles Bennett, Josie M. Fletcher professor and chairman of the S.C. SmartState Center in Medication Safety and Efficacy at the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina.

3 Nov 2016

Scientists discover novel therapeutic target and treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukemia

University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers discovered a novel therapeutic target and treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that normally requires prompt and aggressive treatment.

2 Nov 2016

Study shows promise for successful ovarian transplantation in future

Approximately 11% of women worldwide suffer from premature ovarian failure. This can have many different causes: chemotherapy administered for a malignant disease might irreversibly damage the ovaries and, because of the advances in modern cancer therapy, the number of young women surviving cancer is on the increase.

2 Nov 2016

Researchers identify possible trigger of chronic inflammation in people with diabetes

Inflammation is one of the main reasons why people with diabetes experience heart attacks, strokes, kidney problems and other, related complications. Now, in a surprise finding, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a possible trigger of chronic inflammation.

2 Nov 2016

Genetic susceptibility could help identify breast cancer patients at risk of developing VTE

Genetic testing could help identify breast cancer patients with high risk of experiencing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a serious and potentially fatal complication that can occur during cancer treatment.

2 Nov 2016

UGA researchers find new way to improve cancer-killing power of chemotherapy

University of Georgia researchers have found a way to enhance chemotherapy's cancer-killing powers, bringing science one step closer to a more complete cancer treatment.

2 Nov 2016

High out-of-pocket costs, rather than race/ethnicity, may impact adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence

High out-of-pocket costs, rather than race or ethnicity, are responsible for disparities associated with adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.

1 Nov 2016

Cancer Therapy News and Research

Gut microbiome may help improve immunotherapy response in melanoma patients

Combination of immunotherapy options improves survival of patients with deadly forms of skin cancer

Rutgers Cancer Institute researcher receives grant to explore cell pathway in triple-negative breast cancer

Immune checkpoint cancer therapies may cause rare cardiac side effects linked to unexpected immune response

Fresh insights into immune cell could signal new approach to treating life-threatening lung condition

Safety of generic oncology drugs in developing countries is uncertain, say researchers

Scientists discover novel therapeutic target and treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukemia

Study shows promise for successful ovarian transplantation in future

Researchers identify possible trigger of chronic inflammation in people with diabetes

Genetic susceptibility could help identify breast cancer patients at risk of developing VTE

UGA researchers find new way to improve cancer-killing power of chemotherapy

High out-of-pocket costs, rather than race/ethnicity, may impact adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence

NUS researchers identify molecular switch that makes breast cancer cells more aggressive

Scientists discover how MEK inhibitor boosts antitumor activity and slows cancer progression

Heart problems from common cancer treatment can be alleviated by using gene therapy

Penn study reveals new sights into how some intestinal cells can withstand chemotherapy and radiation

Researchers develop new lab technique that may aid development of anti-cancer treatment

Research findings may lead to new treatment option for ovarian cancer

Researchers identify existing drugs that appear to prevent aggressive subtype of pediatric brain tumors

Painful sex in women after cancer needs to be addressed, UC Davis researcher suggests

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