News tagged with cancer therapy
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Greater representation of elderly patients in Phase III trials are needed
The median age of patients diagnosed with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has steadily increased over the recent years and is presently 70 years. Despite this, the elderly are significantly underrepresented ...
Cancer
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Local therapy followed by treatment with EGFR TKI is well tolerated
Local therapy is not commonly utilized in metastatic lung cancer. Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center investigated the efficacy of local therapy with continued EGFR TKI therapy specifically in patients with ...
Cancer
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Study shows long-term efficacy of minimally invasive therapy for patients with Barrett's esophagus
According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, patients with Barrett's esophagus and early or pre-cancerous cells have been shown to significantly benefit from ...
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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ASCO: anticoagulant use predicts metastatic prostate CA survival
(HealthDay)—Anticoagulant use is associated with improved overall survival in men receiving docetaxel chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to ...
Cancer
Feb 19, 2013 |
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'Quality of life' therapy improves health during cancer treatment, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their ...
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Feb 19, 2013 |
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Rise in drug costs to hospitals, clinics slowing in 2013
Even though costs for medications will continue to rise in 2013 by as much as 4 percent, the increase is projected to be less than in previous years, according to a report in the advance online publication of the American Jo ...
Medications
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Research improving breast cancer treatment by targeting tumor initiating cells
A Kansas State University professor's research on breast cancer stem cells may help improve survival rates by preventing cancer recurrence and metastasis—the major causes of death among breast cancer patients.
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Could duration of prostate cancer hormone therapy be halved?
(HealthDay)—For some men with prostate cancer, hormonal therapy to beat the disease could be safely cut from three years to half that time, a new clinical trial suggests.
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Researchers find new clue to clinical trial failures of MMP cancer therapies
Proposed cancer therapeutic drugs based on blocking the catalytic activities of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which profoundly remodel the environment surrounding a breast cell, have performed poorly ...
Cancer
Feb 12, 2013 |
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New details on the molecular machinery of cancer
Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have provided important new details into the activation of the epidermal growth factor ...
Cancer
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Study suggests improved treatment alternative for lymphoid leukemia
Discovering what they call the "Achilles' heel" for lymphoid leukemia, an international research team has tested a possible alternative treatment that eradicated the disease in mouse models.
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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First-in-man study demonstrates the therapeutic effect of RNAi gene silencing in cancer treatment
A study led by Dr Josep Tabernero, the Director of Clinical Research at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Head of the Medical Oncology Department at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, shows for the first ...
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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CT texture analysis of tumors may be a valuable biomarker in localized esophageal cancer
CT texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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DAI provides potential imaging biomarker to indicate brain tumor response to RT
Diffusion abnormality index (DAI) shows promise as an imaging biomarker to measure brain tumor response to radiation therapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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SUVmax provides valuable indicator of progression-free survival in stage I NSCLC patients
SUVmax (Maximum Standardized Uptake Value) may be a significant and clinically independent marker to indicate progression-free survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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