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Nivolumab superior to ipilimumab for adjuvant treatment of melanoma
Adjuvant nivolumab has been found to be more superior than ipilimumab in the standard of care in patients with surgically resected stage III/IV melanoma...
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Zika virus shown to kill brain cancer stem cells
Research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine suggests potential treatment for glioblastoma
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Immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells
Researchers have recently discovered an immunotherapy that uses existing cancer drugs in a whole new way...
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Combination of conventional drugs enhances tumour cell death
Brazilian researchers have investigated whether cisplatin and 5-FU would interfere with the protein pRB...
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Cancer Research UK launches trial to test new drug
A clinical trial to test a new cancer drug in patients with advanced solid tumours, launches in four centres across the UK...
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Nexavar receives final appraisal for primary liver cancer
NICE has released a Final Appraisal Document recommending Nexavar for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma...
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Gold nanoparticles raise hopes for cancer treatments
Researchers have discovered properties of the precious metal that allow catalytic abilities to be accessed in living things without any side effects...
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FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation status for acalabrutinib
It has been announced that the FDA has awarded AstraZeneca’s acalabrutinib product for MCL treatment Breakthrough Therapy Designation...
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Imfinzi wins breakthrough therapy designation
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, have today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough therapy designation for Imfinzi for the treatment of patients with locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer...
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Patients at risk as UK plans to leave Euratom
The UK's proposed withdrawal from Euratom may threaten the supply of essential medical isotopes, putting cancer patients at risk...
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Uncovering the cause of immunotherapy resistance in tumours
Scientists have uncovered a key factor in the development of immunotherapy resistance in the case of cutaneous melanoma. This could potentially lead to future improvements in cancer therapy.
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NICE says Novartis’ and Janssen’s cancer drugs are not cost effective
18 August 2016 | By The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
In new draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that everolimus, for treating advanced breast cancer after endocrine therapy, and ibrutinib, for treating relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, two drugs on the Cancer Drugs Fund are not cost effective.
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Gastric cancer treatment development shifting to mAbs
17 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The dominance of small molecules in the gastric cancer treatment space could be about to give way to monoclonal antibodies, according to GBI Research...
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The Comet Assay – A valuable tool for Cancer Research
6 January 2016 | By Andor
This webinar presents real-world methods and examples of how to monitor and assess DNA damage in these cells using the Comet Assay and an insight into the software used to carry out this analysis...
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Updated results from Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating TPI 287 for treatment of recurrent glioblastoma announced
22 April 2015 | By Victoria White
Cortice Biosciences has announced interim results a Phase 1/2 trial evaluating TPI 287 plus bevacizumab for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme...
