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Partial, whole breast radiation after lumpectomy yield similar cosmetic outcomes

Whole breast radiation and partial breast radiation following a lumpectomy yield similar cosmetic outcomes for women diagnosed with early stages of cancer who wish to preserve their breasts.

26 Sep 2019

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the most challenging side effects associated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

26 Sep 2019

Adding radiation after immunotherapy increases PFS for some patients with metastatic NSCLC

Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer respond to immunotherapy reinvigorates the immune system in some patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, increasing progression-free survival.

26 Sep 2019

Late-breaking TAILORx data to be presented at ESMO Congress 2019

New data from TAILORx, the federally funded, phase three clinical trial, will be presented as late-breaking information at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

26 Sep 2019

Only half of patients with sinus, throat, or ear infections receive first-line antibiotics

Investigators have now shown that only half of patients presenting with sinus, throat, or ear infections at different treatment centers received the recommended first-line antibiotics, well below the industry standard of 80 percent.

25 Sep 2019

Nanotechnology enhances delivery of chemotherapy drugs

Michigan State University scientists have invented a new way to monitor chemotherapy concentrations, which is more effective in keeping patients' treatments within the crucial therapeutic window.

25 Sep 2019

New compound could take on lethal fungal, bacterial infections in immunocompromised people

Immunodeficiency is the condition where the capability of the immune system to fight against diseases has been compromised.

25 Sep 2019

UCLA researchers identify new drug delivery pathway to stop tumor growth

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new drug delivery pathway that may help stop tumor growth and keep cancer from coming back in mice.

25 Sep 2019

Oncologists respond quickly to emerging FDA safety data for drugs, study finds

Within six months of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's move to restrict the label of two immunotherapies, usage of those therapies among oncologists dropped by about 50 percent, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

24 Sep 2019

Cryoablation procedure could be an alternative to surgery for breast cancer

When Jeanne Anderson was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, the Beverly Hills resident underwent a course of chemotherapy to shrink the tumors in preparation for surgery.

24 Sep 2019

Automated machine learning can provide faster, more accurate results for cardiac MRI scans

Cardiac MRI analysis can be performed significantly faster with similar precision to experts when using automated machine learning, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

24 Sep 2019

Research: Protein complex represents a new metabolic target for liver cancer

Disrupting a metabolic pathway in the liver in a way that creates a more "cancer-like" metabolism actually reduces tumor formation in a mouse model of liver cancer.

24 Sep 2019

Wake Forest Baptist receives multimillion-dollar grant for innovative cancer care research

For the second time in five years, Wake Forest Baptist Health has been recognized for its expertise in conducting innovative cancer care research by the National Cancer Institute's Community Oncology Research Program with a multimillion-dollar grant.

23 Sep 2019

Version of an antibiotic drug extends survival in mice with lethal pediatric brain tumors

Versions of an antibiotic drug called DON first isolated from soil bacteria more than 60 years ago have shown promising signs of extending survival in mice models of especially lethal pediatric brain tumors marked by the high expression of a cancer-causing gene known as the MYC oncogene, according to results of two studies from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

23 Sep 2019

Leukemia drug appears to be effective in treating deadly pediatric brain tumor

A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team led by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego.

21 Sep 2019

Researchers develop world's first blood incubator using laser technology

Researchers from BioPRIA, based at Australia's Monash University, together with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser technology.

20 Sep 2019

New prediction models for improved treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

In recently published studies, researchers at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden have produced new prediction models for improved personalized treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients.

20 Sep 2019

Scientists identify pathway for treatment-resistant lung cancer

A big way chemotherapy works is by prompting cancer cells to commit suicide, and scientists have found a pathway the most common lung cancer walks to avoid death.

20 Sep 2019

Discovery of combination protein leads to first-in-human clinical trial for leukemia

The discovery of tri-specific natural killer engagers (TriKE™), a combination protein that bridges an immune cell and a tumor cell to drive tumor cell killing power exponentially, has led to a new Phase I, first-in-human study to treat leukemia.

20 Sep 2019

Researchers describe how neurons establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas, promote tumor growth

In a current paper published in the journal "Nature", Heidelberg-based researchers and physicians describe how neurons in the brain establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas and thus promote tumor growth / New tumor activation mechanism provides starting points for clinical trials

20 Sep 2019

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Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Partial, whole breast radiation after lumpectomy yield similar cosmetic outcomes

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

Adding radiation after immunotherapy increases PFS for some patients with metastatic NSCLC

Late-breaking TAILORx data to be presented at ESMO Congress 2019

Only half of patients with sinus, throat, or ear infections receive first-line antibiotics

Nanotechnology enhances delivery of chemotherapy drugs

New compound could take on lethal fungal, bacterial infections in immunocompromised people

UCLA researchers identify new drug delivery pathway to stop tumor growth

Oncologists respond quickly to emerging FDA safety data for drugs, study finds

Cryoablation procedure could be an alternative to surgery for breast cancer

Automated machine learning can provide faster, more accurate results for cardiac MRI scans

Research: Protein complex represents a new metabolic target for liver cancer

Wake Forest Baptist receives multimillion-dollar grant for innovative cancer care research

Version of an antibiotic drug extends survival in mice with lethal pediatric brain tumors

Leukemia drug appears to be effective in treating deadly pediatric brain tumor

Researchers develop world's first blood incubator using laser technology

New prediction models for improved treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

Scientists identify pathway for treatment-resistant lung cancer

Discovery of combination protein leads to first-in-human clinical trial for leukemia

Researchers describe how neurons establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas, promote tumor growth

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