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Multi-strain probiotic helps reduce chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in cancer patients

A high concentration of multi-strain probiotic helps to reduce mild to moderate episodes of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in cancer patients, according to results of a phase II/III study in India.

22 Oct 2018

ImmunoGen announces study results of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer therapy at ESMO 2018 Congress

ImmunoGen, Inc., a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer, today announced initial safety and preliminary anti-tumor activity from the FORWARD II expansion cohort assessing mirvetuximab soravtansine in combination with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab).

22 Oct 2018

UC researcher focuses on light-mediated therapies to target breast cancer

When treatment is working for a patient who is fighting cancer, the light at the end of the tunnel is easier to see.

17 Oct 2018

Patients once thought incurable can benefit from high-dose radiation therapy

In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an aggressive form of high-precision radiation therapy can greatly increase how long oligometastatic patients live and doubles how long they live without cancer.

17 Oct 2018

Women not warned about cancer associated with breast implants

Breast surgeons across the UK must ensure women are aware of BIA-ALCL, a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a rare form of cancer) that is associated with implants; and more responsibility must be taken to diagnose and report cases, surgeons attending the 2018 London Breast Meeting have warned.

17 Oct 2018

Novel method uses just a drop of blood to monitor effect of lung cancer therapy

Dr Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the immune T-cell protein PD-1. This discovery led to a set of anti-cancer medications called checkpoint inhibitors, one of the first of which was nivolumab (Opdivo).

17 Oct 2018

New blood test could spare cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy

Cancer patients could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy - and its side effects - by a new blood test that is in clinical trials at more than 40 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand.

17 Oct 2018

Notable improvement in brain cancer survival among younger patients but not much for elderly

A new study from Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki and the Finnish Cancer Registry shows that survival after glioblastoma has improved since the millennium. The improvement in survival was, however, modest in elderly patients, raising concerns whether current treatment strategies are optimal for this patient group.

16 Oct 2018

New findings could benefit patients with triple-negative breast cancer

About 15 percent of breast cancers are classified as triple-negative, lacking receptors for estrogen, progesterone, and Her2.

12 Oct 2018

Using pulsed electric fields in cancer therapy

Pulsed electric fields are helping fight cancer, whether by inducing tumor cell death or by stimulating the immune system.

11 Oct 2018

Study: Sarcoma patients poorly informed about risk of interactions with anti-cancer drugs

Sarcoma patients show great openness to the use of complementary alternative medicines (CAMs) for supportive care, but they are poorly informed about safety issues and risk of interactions with anti-cancer drugs, a study to be presented at ESMO 2018 reported.

10 Oct 2018

Some cancer patients may benefit more from exercise than others

A new article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that some cancer patients appear to benefit more from exercise than others.

10 Oct 2018

Targeting a protein could be key for suppressing breast cancer metastasis, study suggests

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that targeting a protein known as collagen XIII could be key for suppressing breast cancer metastasis.

9 Oct 2018

Cutting-edge precision medicine spreading from specialist cancer units to community setting

Nearly 1 in 4 patients with advanced cancer, treated at Comprehensive Cancer Care Network centers in the US, are receiving innovative drugs matched to DNA mutations in their tumors.

8 Oct 2018

Study finds suboptimal antithrombotic care in AFib patients with cancer history

Atrial fibrillation patients with a history of cancer are less likely to see a cardiologist or fill anticoagulant prescriptions compared with AFib patients who never had cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

8 Oct 2018

Cancer Therapy News and Research

Multi-strain probiotic helps reduce chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in cancer patients

ImmunoGen announces study results of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer therapy at ESMO 2018 Congress

UC researcher focuses on light-mediated therapies to target breast cancer

Patients once thought incurable can benefit from high-dose radiation therapy

Women not warned about cancer associated with breast implants

Novel method uses just a drop of blood to monitor effect of lung cancer therapy

New blood test could spare cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy

Notable improvement in brain cancer survival among younger patients but not much for elderly

New findings could benefit patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Using pulsed electric fields in cancer therapy

Study: Sarcoma patients poorly informed about risk of interactions with anti-cancer drugs

Some cancer patients may benefit more from exercise than others

Targeting a protein could be key for suppressing breast cancer metastasis, study suggests

Cutting-edge precision medicine spreading from specialist cancer units to community setting

Study finds suboptimal antithrombotic care in AFib patients with cancer history

Beyond BRCA: Epigenetic Silencing in Breast Cancer

Scientists discover new molecular pathway that controls colorectal cancer development

CPEN honors Penn Medicine's OncoLink with 2018 Excellence in Patient Education Award

Researchers develop cancer vaccine platform to improve efficacy of oncolytic enveloped viruses

Simple cleaning procedure reduces MRSA transmission from therapy dogs to children with cancer

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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