Oncology & Cancer
Fighting brain tumors with the help of viruses and molecules
By harnessing unusual allies, pioneering cancer treatments could reduce the need for invasive surgery and save lives.
Dec 19, 2023
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News tagged with cell survival
Neuroscience
Discovery may open new therapeutic avenues for degenerative diseases of the brain and eye
Scientists at LSU Health New Orleans' Neuroscience Center of Excellence, led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Boyd Professor and Director, have identified a new mechanism that regulates a protein key for cell survival. It appears ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin
Immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastatic breast cancer. Which patients will benefit the most, however, remains unclear; current biomarkers ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Medications
Mantle cell lymphoma patients see improved outcomes with oral combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax
The targeted therapy combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and achieved an overall remission rate in 82% of patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Collaborative study shows CAR-T cell therapy safe, effective even for high-risk patients
CAR-T cell therapy is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), even for patients regarded as high risk due to comorbidities.
Dec 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Real-world data show impact of immunotherapy in populations underrepresented in clinical trials
New research in the December 2023 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that patients treated with first-line immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showed similar results ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Medications
Drug found to extend survival in prostate cancer with genetic mutations
Men with hormone-resistant prostate cancer and specific genetic mutations who were treated with the PARP inhibitor drug olaparib survived longer than men treated with traditional hormone therapy, according to an analysis ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Diabetes
Under-the-skin implant could treat type I diabetes
A collaboration between researchers from Cornell and University of Alberta, Edmonton, has created a new technique to treat type 1 diabetes: implanting a device inside a pocket under the skin that can secrete insulin while ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer
A breakthrough in the understanding of the relationship between a naturally occurring enzyme and the liver cancer drug sorafenib could improve the effectiveness of the drug, which currently prolongs the life of liver cancer ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Modular chimeric cytokine receptors improve CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors
Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for pediatric patients with relapsed and recurrent leukemia. However, these therapies are not as effective in treating ...
Nov 30, 2023
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