Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Combination of two targeted drugs shows "clinically meaningful" activity in some malignant brain tumors

A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, "clinically meaningful" activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumors that carried a rare genetic mutation, according to a clinical trial report by investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

25 Nov 2021

Study shows vaccinated multiple myeloma patients at greater risk of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections

Researchers recently published a study assessing the risks of patients with MM to breakthrough infections after completing their vaccination schedule compared to those without any form of cancer.

25 Nov 2021

Common heart burn medication could lessen the effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

A common medication used to treat reflux, heart burn and ulcers could lessen the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy drugs, according to new Flinders University research.

24 Nov 2021

It takes a team: A doctor with terminal cancer relies on a close-knit group in her final days

The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the last one? Should she continue eating, although it's getting difficult? Should she take more painkillers, even if she ends up heavily sedated?

24 Nov 2021

AI identifies patterns on CT scans that offer new promise for treating small cell lung cancer

Researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics at Case Western Reserve University have used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify patterns on computed tomography (CT) scans that offer new promise for treating patients with small cell lung cancer.

23 Nov 2021

Powerful database focuses on disarming deadly superbugs

Disarming superbugs that can cause deadly infections is the focus of a powerful database now housed at The University of Queensland.

21 Nov 2021

Using PET scans to predict recurrence in Hodgkin lymphoma

One of the primary tools that oncologists use to stage cancers is the PET (positron emission tomography) scan, an imaging test that uses a small amount of radioactive sugar to detect metabolically active areas within the body.

21 Nov 2021

New test enables patient-specific monitoring and treatment for ovarian cancer

Around 870 cases of ovarian cancer are reported in Belgium every year. Most of these patients are treated with surgical interventions and/or chemotherapy.

18 Nov 2021

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers report their attempt to engineer TIPs that can conditionally replicate with SARS-CoV-2, inhibit viral replication 10–100 fold, and exhibit R0>1.

16 Nov 2021

NanoTCE technology shows promise for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Oncotarget published "Nanoparticle T cell engagers for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia" which reported that Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia and has a 5-year survival rate of 25%.

12 Nov 2021

Newly identified proteins in fungal biofilms provide potential drug targets to impair antimicrobial defenses

The microbes that make us sick often have ways to evade our attacks against them. Perhaps chief among these strategies is a sticky, armor-like goo, called the biofilm matrix, that encases clusters of disease-causing organisms.

12 Nov 2021

Regular blood tests can identify prostate cancer patients who are resistant to treatment

Regular blood tests before and during chemotherapy for prostate cancer can detect whether or not a patient is resistant or developing resistance to treatment with docetaxel, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.

11 Nov 2021

Researchers identify gene expression involved in cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance

Even within a single patient with cancer, there is a vast diversity of individual tumor cells, which display distinct behaviors related to growth, metastasis, and responses to chemotherapy.

11 Nov 2021

Drug combination highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia

A clinical trial has found that the combination of all-trans retinoic acid, which is a metabolite of vitamin A, and arsenic trioxide is highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL.

11 Nov 2021

Inhibiting epigenetic modification could be key to reducing cancer metastasis

Fatty acid uptake produces an epigenetic modification that is required for cancer metastasis, according to a study published in Nature.

10 Nov 2021

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a method of stem cell transplantation that does not require radiation or chemotherapy.

10 Nov 2021

Study: Most pediatric cancer patients have mild COVID-19 and make full recovery

Most children and adolescents with cancer have mild COVID-19 disease and make a full recovery, a new study has found. But pediatric cancer patients with underlying health conditions, severe infections and low white blood cell counts were significantly more likely to have severe disease.

9 Nov 2021

Proton therapy used for the first time in Switzerland to treat lung cancer

Today a 60-year-old patient suffering from lung cancer received proton beam therapy, a medical procedure where positively charged particles are precisely targeted at the tumor. This is the first time this type of radiotherapy has been used for lung cancer treatment in Switzerland.

9 Nov 2021

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists looking for drugs to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma found a promising candidate in CX-5461.

9 Nov 2021

Novel study aims to develop personalized treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Indiana University School of Medicine researcher Bryan P. Schneider, MD, is leading a novel nationwide study to better understand how to treat patients with triple-negative breast cancer based on their own unique genetic data.

8 Nov 2021

Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Combination of two targeted drugs shows "clinically meaningful" activity in some malignant brain tumors

Study shows vaccinated multiple myeloma patients at greater risk of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections

Common heart burn medication could lessen the effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

It takes a team: A doctor with terminal cancer relies on a close-knit group in her final days

AI identifies patterns on CT scans that offer new promise for treating small cell lung cancer

Powerful database focuses on disarming deadly superbugs

Using PET scans to predict recurrence in Hodgkin lymphoma

New test enables patient-specific monitoring and treatment for ovarian cancer

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

NanoTCE technology shows promise for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Newly identified proteins in fungal biofilms provide potential drug targets to impair antimicrobial defenses

Regular blood tests can identify prostate cancer patients who are resistant to treatment

Researchers identify gene expression involved in cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance

Drug combination highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia

Inhibiting epigenetic modification could be key to reducing cancer metastasis

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Study: Most pediatric cancer patients have mild COVID-19 and make full recovery

Proton therapy used for the first time in Switzerland to treat lung cancer

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

Novel study aims to develop personalized treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Cancer Research - Second Edition eBook

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Todd Bauman and Chris Povich

Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Cancer Research - Second Edition eBook

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Todd Bauman and Chris Povich

Newsletters you may be interested in