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Study explains why some AML patients do not respond to standard treatment

An international study led by the University of Colorado Cancer Center has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) doesn't work for everyone.

21 May 2025

New genetic test speeds up brain tumor diagnosis to just two hours

Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumors that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours – which could improve care for thousands of patients each year in the UK.

21 May 2025

Gut bacteria help ease chemotherapy side effects and aid recovery

Intestinal microbes that survive chemo can rid the gut of excess chemo drugs and produce a vitamin that helps to stem nausea.

21 May 2025

Combination of two drugs shows promise in treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the commonest cancer in childhood and one that can be particularly difficult to treat in older patients, according to Cambridge scientists.

20 May 2025

Light-activated immunotherapy approach could one day treat people with advanced stomach cancer

University of Texas at Dallas bioengineers, in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, are developing an enhanced light-activated immunotherapy approach that could one day treat patients with stomach cancer that has spread throughout the abdomen.

19 May 2025

Long noncoding RNA ESSENCE identified as key driver of colorectal cancer progression

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers worldwide, with rising incidence linked to dietary and lifestyle changes.

18 May 2025

Novel nanoparticle could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer

Researchers have created a new kind of nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer, while also helping prevent tumors from coming back.

14 May 2025

Taurine identified as a key regulator of myeloid cancers

A new scientific study identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as leukemia, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.

14 May 2025

New approach directly combats the progression of Alzheimer’s and ALS

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new approach that directly combats the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

14 May 2025

DiffInvex identifies key genes driving chemotherapy resistance

Just as species adapt over generations, our body's cells accumulate DNA changes throughout life. Most are harmless, yet a few "driver" mutations give a cell a competitive edge and can spark cancer.

13 May 2025

Readers scrutinize federal cuts and medical debt

The recent KFF Health News article "Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump" (April 17) struck a nerve.

13 May 2025

New treatment approach boosts survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers

A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to Cambridge researchers.

13 May 2025

‘Cell line atlas’ can help better understand biliary tract cancer biology

Advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) includes cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma, and ampullary carcinoma. BTC is a rare and aggressive group of cancers, carrying one of the worst prognoses in all of oncology.

12 May 2025

CAR-T cell therapy linked to brain fog in cancer patients

After treatment with CAR-T cells - immune cells engineered to attack cancer - patients sometimes tell their doctors they feel like they have "brain fog," or forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.

12 May 2025

Probiotics show promise in supporting breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is one of the most popular ways to treat breast cancer. Even though it has proven to be effective, it also has downsides, such as a higher risk of side effects, as it doesn't only attack the cancer cells but can also affect normal cells.

12 May 2025

Precision nano therapy targets tumor nerves in pancreatic cancer

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. A preclinical study has developed a precision nano-intervention strategy targeting tumor-associated nerves to destroy nerve-fueled tumor growth in pancreatic cancer.

8 May 2025

New immunotherapy target found in pancreatic cancer cells

Researchers from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that a class of peptides expressed in pancreatic cancer cells could be a promising target for T-cell therapies and other approaches that attack pancreatic tumors.

8 May 2025

Precision medicine approach improves treatment for soft tissue sarcomas

A study conducted by researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with biotech company, KYAN Technologies, has demonstrated that a precision medicine approach improves treatment selection for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in a clinical setting.

7 May 2025

Immunotherapy before and after surgery boost longer event-free survival in head and neck cancer

Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who received the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab before, during and after standard-of-care surgery had longer event-free survival without the cancer coming back and higher rates of substantial tumor shrinkage prior to surgery, according to the first interim analysis of a randomized, open-label phase 3 clinical trial led by investigators from Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

6 May 2025

Five major advances in anal and rectal cancer treatment with radiotherapy: A new era of organ-preserving options

Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimeters of the large intestine, just before the anus.

2 May 2025

Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Study explains why some AML patients do not respond to standard treatment

New genetic test speeds up brain tumor diagnosis to just two hours

Gut bacteria help ease chemotherapy side effects and aid recovery

Combination of two drugs shows promise in treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Light-activated immunotherapy approach could one day treat people with advanced stomach cancer

Long noncoding RNA ESSENCE identified as key driver of colorectal cancer progression

Novel nanoparticle could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer

Taurine identified as a key regulator of myeloid cancers

New approach directly combats the progression of Alzheimer’s and ALS

DiffInvex identifies key genes driving chemotherapy resistance

Readers scrutinize federal cuts and medical debt

New treatment approach boosts survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers

‘Cell line atlas’ can help better understand biliary tract cancer biology

CAR-T cell therapy linked to brain fog in cancer patients

Probiotics show promise in supporting breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

Precision nano therapy targets tumor nerves in pancreatic cancer

New immunotherapy target found in pancreatic cancer cells

Precision medicine approach improves treatment for soft tissue sarcomas

Immunotherapy before and after surgery boost longer event-free survival in head and neck cancer

Five major advances in anal and rectal cancer treatment with radiotherapy: A new era of organ-preserving options

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