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Developing a new radioactive marker for cancer diagnosis and detection
Scientists are conducting a joint study to develop a radioactive marker, based on nanoparticles, for the detection of cancer...
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Repurposing cancer drugs may lead to a new approach to treating TB
Promising experimental cancer chemotherapy drugs may help knock out another life-threatening disease: tuberculosis (TB)...
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SLAM microscopy could enable real-time diagnostics, map cancer progression
A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes...
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Researchers find combination can enhance ipilimumab immunotherapy
Anti-CTLA-4 treatment triggers immune-suppressing EZH2 on T cells; clinical trial open...
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AIBP injection alleviates chemotherapy pain for months in mice
Protein inhibits inflammatory response underlying chronic pain processing may provide an alternative to opioids for severe, persistent pain...
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DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Researchers hope immunotherapy will prevent against overactive immune response...
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Innovative light-delivery technique improves biosensors
An innovative way to inject light into tiny silicon microdisks could help meet the need for practical chip-based sensors to detect cancer and other diseases.
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New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approval
The majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a few months of FDA approval, according to a new Yale-led study.
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Lapatinib can accelerate cancer cell growth
The breast cancer drug lapatinib which is designed to shrink tumours can sometimes cause them to grow in the lab...
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Cancer vaccine strategy blocks death of tumour-specific cytotoxic T cells
New research could serve as the stepping-stone in constructing vaccines with a greater likelihood of finding and attacking...
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Hemp shows potential for treating ovarian cancer
Researchers demonstrate hemp's ability to slow cancer growth and uncover mechanism for its cancer-fighting ability...
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Improved method of delivering anti-cancer drugs
A new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe side effects...
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Delivering cancer treatment on a nanodisc helps eliminate tumours
Novel platform for chemo-immunotherapy eliminated colon cancer in 85 percent of treated mice...
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Simultaneous chemo and immunotherapy is effective in metastatic bladder cancer
Researchers have discovered that giving metastatic bladder cancer patients simultaneous chemotherapy and immunotherapy is safe and that patients whose tumours have certain genetic mutations...
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Larotrectinib shows promise in paediatric patients with TRK gene mutations
A new cancer drug has proven safe and effective for paediatric patients with a rare tumour gene mutation...
