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Researchers design small molecule to disrupt cancer-causing protein

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have developed a small molecule that inhibits STAT3, a protein that causes cancer. This development could impact the treatment of several ...

Cancer created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carmustine decreases amyloid beta plaques

Long term treatment by carmustine, a chemical relative of mustard gas and already used to treat some types of brain cancer, can decrease the amount of amyloid β and number of amyloid plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pathologists identify patterns of mutations to help inform design of future trials

Molecular driven therapeutic targets have resulted in a paradigm shift in the treatment of advanced lung adenocarcinoma. However, in early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), surgical resection remains the treatment of choice ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New chemo drug gentler on fertility, tougher on cancer

A new gentler chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles has been designed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists to be less toxic to a young woman's fertility but extra tough on cancer. This is the first cancer drug tested ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA: Georgia pharmacy recalling all sterile drugs

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says a Georgia compounding pharmacy that distributed a drug linked to eye infections is now recalling all of its injectable medicines following a federal inspection.

Medications created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer drug shortages mean higher costs and greater risk for patients

A national survey of health professionals showed that drug shortages are taking a heavy toll on cancer patients, forcing treatment changes and delays that for some patients meant worse outcomes, more therapy-related complications ...

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Immune therapy shows early promise for advanced leukemia

(HealthDay)—An experimental therapy that targets the immune system might offer a new way to treat an often deadly form of adult leukemia, a preliminary study suggests.

Cancer created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New imaging agent enables better cancer detection, more accurate staging

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is an effective agent in detecting and mapping cancers ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA warns of another compounding pharmacy recall

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a compounding pharmacy is recalling syringes of the Roche drug Avastin after receiving reports of eye infections among patients.

Medications created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find promising new target for aggressive breast cancer

Women with triple-negative breast cancer are more likely to have high levels of the MET biomarker in their tumours, making it a good new target for cancer drugs according to research published in the British Jo ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies for approval of new drugs have insufficient patients to evaluate safety

For medicines intended for chronic use, the number of patients studied before regulatory approval is insufficient to properly evaluate safety and long-term efficacy, requiring the need for new legislation, according to a ...

Medications created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japanese P2 study shows potential of combined vaccine and steroid drug in castration resistant PCa

Multi-peptide vaccination therapy combined with the low-dose steroid drug dexamethasone shows promise in treating chemotherapy-naive castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients.

Cancer created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find NSAIDs help push stem cells into bloodstream prior to transplantation

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Indiana University's School of Medicine has found that giving meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), to people and baboons boosts the number of haematopoietic ...

Medical research created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Lymphoseek approved to help locate lymph nodes

(HealthDay)—The injected imaging drug Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help surgeons locate the lymph nodes among people with breast cancer or melanoma.

Cancer created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts, study finds

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts ...

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0