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Researchers use modified type of flu virus to develop new therapies for prostate cancer

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have received a grant from leading men's health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, as London continues to lead the way in advanced prostate cancer research.

23 Jan 2019

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Tina Stoschek and Marcus Gerlach discuss maximizing mAb generation using lab-scale clarification of cell cultures expressing recombinant antibodies.

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Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy suggests that providing more information about how doctors prescribe drugs could reduce problems associated with overprescription.

23 Jan 2019

ACCC survey finds multiple threats to growth of cancer programs

At a time of unprecedented advances in the science of cancer, growing complexity in cancer treatments, and ongoing health policy fluctuation, the Association of Community Cancer Centers ninth annual Trending Now in Cancer Care survey reveals how cancer programs across the country are being impacted by pressure from turbulence in multiple sectors: payers, government, and industry.

18 Jan 2019

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control movement and sense of touch.

18 Jan 2019

Monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab prolongs survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers of the skin and mucosa. Treatment options for the advanced stage have been very limited for patients with tumors of the head and neck, i.e. in the mouth, the pharynx or the larynx: If recurrences or metastases occur during or after platinum-based chemotherapy, the disease is generally considered incurable.

18 Jan 2019

Rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can hasten identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed the identification of specific antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains that sicken and kill some patients.

18 Jan 2019

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis, acts as a "surge protector" to suppress inflammation and reduce cancer growth, at least in mouse models of cancer.

17 Jan 2019

Breast cancer cells in mice coaxed to turn into harmless fat cells

As cancer cells respond to cues in their microenvironment, they can enter a highly plastic state in which they are susceptible to transdifferentiation into a different type of cell.

16 Jan 2019

Research reveals novel approach to suppressing chemotherapy-induced tumor growth

Following up on a groundbreaking 2018 study in which BIDMC's Dipak Panigrahy, MD, demonstrated that dead and dying cancer cells killed by conventional cancer treatments paradoxically trigger inflammation that promotes tumor growth and metastasis, a new study led by Allison Gartung, PhD, describes a novel approach to suppressing chemotherapy-induced tumor growth in an ovarian cancer model.

16 Jan 2019

Hypertension drug may improve effectiveness of ovarian cancer treatment

A new study from a Massachusetts General Hospital research team has found that the hypertension drug losartan, which targets the angiotensin signaling pathway, may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy agents used to treat ovarian cancer

16 Jan 2019

FDA-approved drug hampers cancer metastasis in animal model, shows study

For cancer to spread, it needs a hospitable environment in distant organs. This fertile "soil" can provide a home to circulating malignant cells.

16 Jan 2019

Multiple sclerosis could benefit from stem cell therapy

Patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) have benefited from an experimental stem cell therapy. MS is an autoimmune disease where the central nervous system is affected. It is severely debilitating and means a slow and progressive death for the patients.

16 Jan 2019

One time use of Marijuana could affect teen brains finds study

A survey from 2018 had found that 2.1 million students from middle and high schools have smoked marijuana at least once. A new study looked at the effects of marijuana or cannabis on the brains of adolescents.

15 Jan 2019

Researchers discover how cancer cells avoid genetic meltdown

A team of scientists have shed light on how cancer cell populations avoid genetic meltdown, despite the rapid accumulation of harmful mutations.

15 Jan 2019

Turning breast cancer cells into fat cells prevents the formation of metastases

An innovative combination therapy can force malignant breast cancer cells to turn into fat cells. This can be used to prevent the formation of metastases in mice, as researchers at the University of Basel's Department of Biomedicine recently reported in the journal Cancer Cell.

14 Jan 2019

Identifying genetic factors that lead to squamous cell carcinoma

Skin cancer is on the rise in the United States. Squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of cancer in the U.S., has the highest mortality rate of all non-melanoma skin cancers. In roughly two to five percent of patients, the disease will metastasize and spread throughout the body, making it difficult to treat.

14 Jan 2019

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

By analyzing variations in the level of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck cancers, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene signature associated with treatment response and survival in patients.

10 Jan 2019

Study explains why some drugs work well in ameliorating side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as a result of cancer chemotherapy.

10 Jan 2019

Researchers think that it might be possible to predict treatment outcomes for esophageal cancer

It's one of the first questions asked by many newly-diagnosed cancer patients--"What are my chances of beating this?" Often there is no clear answer, with survival rates differing widely depending on the cancer stage and available treatment options.

10 Jan 2019

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Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Researchers use modified type of flu virus to develop new therapies for prostate cancer

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

ACCC survey finds multiple threats to growth of cancer programs

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

Monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab prolongs survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma

Rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can hasten identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

Breast cancer cells in mice coaxed to turn into harmless fat cells

Research reveals novel approach to suppressing chemotherapy-induced tumor growth

Hypertension drug may improve effectiveness of ovarian cancer treatment

FDA-approved drug hampers cancer metastasis in animal model, shows study

Multiple sclerosis could benefit from stem cell therapy

One time use of Marijuana could affect teen brains finds study

Researchers discover how cancer cells avoid genetic meltdown

Turning breast cancer cells into fat cells prevents the formation of metastases

Identifying genetic factors that lead to squamous cell carcinoma

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

Study explains why some drugs work well in ameliorating side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers think that it might be possible to predict treatment outcomes for esophageal cancer

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