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Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance; A Conversation with the World Health Organisation

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), we speak to Silvia Bertagnolio from the WHO, about the importance of raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance.

21 Nov 2022

CAR T-cell therapy in colorectal cancer

Researchers assessed the efficacy of CAR T-cells in the immunotherapy of colorectal cancer.

21 Nov 2022

Study provides a more accurate tool to stratify patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

Patients with a type of breast cancer called HER2-positive are less likely to survive if their initial treatment fails to eradicate the tumor completely and they have high levels of immune cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in the residual disease.

21 Nov 2022

Caregivers’ coping strategies affect their level of distress and quality of life

November is Caregiver Awareness Month, and timely findings from a study published in Blood Advances suggest that, among caregivers of patients undergoing a stem cell transplant, how someone approaches coping can influence their levels of anxiety, depression, and poor quality of life (QOL) they experience.

20 Nov 2022

Dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

A dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment, a new study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center finds.

20 Nov 2022

Pt(IV)-conjugated drug-delivery system shows efficacy in glioblastoma therapy

A recent study demonstrated a novel method for delivering anti-cancer drugs, conjugated to modified cell-penetrating peptides across the blood-brain barrier, in mice to treat glioblastoma.

18 Nov 2022

New drug could be a game changer for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Cisplatin is a chemotherapy indicated to fight tumors in many types of cancer. However, it does have major side effects – especially kidney toxicity, that can lead to acute kidney failure.

15 Nov 2022

Survey: Nearly two-thirds of cancer patients want to know about complementary therapies before treatment

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of people with cancer want to know about complementary therapies such as exercise, nutrition counseling, massage, and meditation before starting conventional treatment, but only 33% of oncologists agree with that timeline, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Samueli Foundation.

15 Nov 2022

Two simple biomarkers could differentiate which young women with ER+ breast cancer need chemotherapy

New research from Yale Cancer Center identified that two simple biomarkers, immune cells and estrogen receptor levels, could differentiate which young women with ER+ breast cancer need chemotherapy to improve their survival, and which only need a monthly injection to suppress ovarian function.

14 Nov 2022

New discovery reveals which patients will survive longer after receiving immunotherapy

Patients with head and neck cancer who have more genetic material on chromosome 9 in their cancer cells survive three times longer after receiving immunotherapy than those with less genetic material there, a new study finds.

14 Nov 2022

Unique clinical trial in pet dogs could unlock treatment breakthrough for childhood cancers

Telethon Kids Institute is leading a unique clinical trial in pet dogs that could pave the way for a new immunotherapy treatment for one of the most common childhood cancers, Sarcoma.

14 Nov 2022

Popular dietary supplement linked to cancer risk, brain metastasis

Lund researchers identify the reason behind chemoresistance in neuroblastoma

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified one of the reasons why the childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy.

11 Nov 2022

Race affects care for ovarian cancer patients, study finds

Non-Hispanic Black patients are less likely to receive guideline-appropriate treatment for ovarian cancer than non-Hispanic White patients, significantly affecting their treatment quality and survival chances.

11 Nov 2022

Researchers discover new antiviral compounds derived from two Korean native plants

Codonopsis lanceolata, more commonly referred to as "deodeok", is used as a medicinal herb in South Korea.

11 Nov 2022

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

For the first time, scientists have used CRISPR technology to insert genes that allow immune cells to focus their attack on cancer cells, potentially leaving normal cells unharmed and increasing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

10 Nov 2022

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.

10 Nov 2022

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study led by the University of Zurich has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterwards.

10 Nov 2022

Melatonin could be a potential therapy for long-COVID symptoms

A recent review published in the journal Biomolecules discussed the potential uses of melatonin in treating brain fog, and chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis symptoms associated with long coronavirus disease (COVID)

9 Nov 2022

Researchers discover residual tumor cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with about 2 million new cases each year. Most patients are diagnosed when the tumor is still located in the colon or rectum.

9 Nov 2022

Chemotherapy News and Research

Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance; A Conversation with the World Health Organisation

CAR T-cell therapy in colorectal cancer

Study provides a more accurate tool to stratify patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

Caregivers’ coping strategies affect their level of distress and quality of life

Dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

Pt(IV)-conjugated drug-delivery system shows efficacy in glioblastoma therapy

New drug could be a game changer for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Survey: Nearly two-thirds of cancer patients want to know about complementary therapies before treatment

Two simple biomarkers could differentiate which young women with ER+ breast cancer need chemotherapy

New discovery reveals which patients will survive longer after receiving immunotherapy

Unique clinical trial in pet dogs could unlock treatment breakthrough for childhood cancers

Popular dietary supplement linked to cancer risk, brain metastasis

Lund researchers identify the reason behind chemoresistance in neuroblastoma

Race affects care for ovarian cancer patients, study finds

Researchers discover new antiviral compounds derived from two Korean native plants

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Melatonin could be a potential therapy for long-COVID symptoms

Researchers discover residual tumor cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

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