Medications
After 30 years of research, pill for breast cancer approved for use
After six years of painful injections, Stephanie Walker has had enough.
Feb 8, 2023
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News tagged with metastatic cancer
Medical research
Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells
Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, causes most cancer deaths. There is a clear need to better understand the processes that enable ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer
Results from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free survival (PFS) times in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that has a "BRCA-like" ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Medical research
Study points to practice-changing care for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
Josep Tabernero, Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), presented data from the international phase III SUNLIGHT study during an Oral Abstract Session at this week's American Society of Clinical Oncology's ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy with two novel drugs shows activity in colorectal cancer
A combination of two next-generation immunotherapy drugs has shown promising clinical activity in treating patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, a disease which has not previously responded well to immunotherapies, ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Medical research
New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis, says study
An estimated ninety percent of deaths from breast cancer are due to complications resulting from metastasis, a process in which cancer cells break away from where they first formed, travel through the blood or lymph circulatory ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Impact of COVID-19 on the management of patients with metastatic melanoma
A new research paper titled "Impact of COVID-19 on the management of patients with metastatic melanoma" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies molecular differences between primary breast cancer and its metastases
A multi-institutional national study has identified unique molecular features responsible for the development and progression of metastatic breast cancer. One of the key features involves changes in the immune system that ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Medical research
The molecules behind metastasis
Many cancer cells never leave their original tumors. Some cancer cells evolve the ability to migrate to other tissues, but once there cannot manage to form new tumors, and so remain dormant. The deadliest cancer cells are ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor ammonia levels inhibit T cell growth, impact immunotherapy: Study
High levels of ammonia in tumors leads to fewer T cells and immunotherapy resistance in mouse models of colorectal cancer, new findings from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center revealed. Researchers found that ...
Dec 23, 2022
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