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Researchers discover dose threshold that improves delivery of cancer-fighting drugs into a tumor

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have discovered a dose threshold that greatly increases the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs into a tumor.

11 Aug 2020

NIH supports research on how pathogens evolve

For several years, physicist John Barton at the University of California, Riverside, has been working on developing models to understand and predict how pathogens, such as HIV, evolve. This research pursuit has just received support from the National Institutes of Health.

10 Aug 2020

UT Southwestern physicians eliminate sociodemographic disparities in testicular cancer patients

By offering the same level of care and expertise to two very different populations, UT Southwestern physicians were able to eliminate the sociodemographic disparities in survival and cancer recurrence rates typically seen nationally in testicular cancer patients.

10 Aug 2020

Nanomedicine-based strategy enhances anti-PD1 therapy to eradicate PTEN-negative GBM

A nanomedicine-based strategy for chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) of glioblastoma (GBM), which has the worst prognosis among brain tumors, was successfully developed.

7 Aug 2020

Researchers use patient-specific tumor organoid to optimize chemotherapy for appendix, colon tumors

A patient-specific tumor organoid model is being used to identify the most effective chemotherapy protocol to treat appendix and colon tumors, a personalized medicine approach that is showing promise.

7 Aug 2020

Chemotherapy not commonly used when treating adults with localized sarcoma

UCLA researchers have found that chemotherapy is not commonly used when treating adults with localized sarcoma, a rare type of cancer of the soft tissues or bone.

6 Aug 2020

Chemists discover a way to create synthetic version of natural anti-cancer compound

Scripps Research chemists Hans Renata, PhD, and Alexander Adibekian, PhD, have discovered a way to efficiently create a synthetic version of a valuable natural compound called cepafungin I, which has shown promise as an anti-cancer agent.

6 Aug 2020

ASH publishes new guidelines to help tailor treatment for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia

Today, ASH published new guidelines to help older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their health care providers make critical care decisions, including if and how to proceed with cancer treatment and the need for blood transfusions for those in hospice care.

6 Aug 2020

Gene could predict treatment response in certain breast cancer patients

Scientists have identified a gene which if present in certain breast cancer patients indicates how they will respond to specific therapies.

6 Aug 2020

3D organoid model helps better understand how tumor grows in natural microenvironment

Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have biofabricated human colorectal cancer miniature organs, called organoids, to better understand how a tumor grows in its natural microenvironment and its response to therapies.

5 Aug 2020

Study: Inhibition of TLK protein stimulates the innate immune system

Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in DNA repair and replication.

5 Aug 2020

Panthera’s oncology clinical trial sites in the UK are open for research activities

Over a thousand oncology clinical trials have been suspended due to Covid putting back research which is vital for patients across the world.

5 Aug 2020

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a novel technology to test for the presence of thin membrane protrusions called "microtentacles" on breast cancer cells, which can help predict whether a tumor is likely to spread.

5 Aug 2020

Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Researchers discover dose threshold that improves delivery of cancer-fighting drugs into a tumor

NIH supports research on how pathogens evolve

UT Southwestern physicians eliminate sociodemographic disparities in testicular cancer patients

Nanomedicine-based strategy enhances anti-PD1 therapy to eradicate PTEN-negative GBM

Researchers use patient-specific tumor organoid to optimize chemotherapy for appendix, colon tumors

Chemotherapy not commonly used when treating adults with localized sarcoma

Chemists discover a way to create synthetic version of natural anti-cancer compound

ASH publishes new guidelines to help tailor treatment for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia

Gene could predict treatment response in certain breast cancer patients

3D organoid model helps better understand how tumor grows in natural microenvironment

Study: Inhibition of TLK protein stimulates the innate immune system

Panthera’s oncology clinical trial sites in the UK are open for research activities

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

CNIO and HKUST researchers identify how some gliomas acquire chemoresistance

Researcher is exploring safer and more effective treatment for leukemia

15 young scientists receive Damon Runyon Fellowship Award to pursue cancer research

Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death

Managing cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Compounds demonstrate promising activity against tuberculosis

Women receiving treatment for cancers are not at increased of being hospitalized for COVID-19

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