Oncology & Cancer

New therapy extends life for prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, say researchers at the Society ...

Genetics

Is the first commercial gene therapy product within sight?

Highly anticipated phase III clinical trial results of Spark Therapeutics's gene therapy to treat visual impairment are due by year-end and could have profound implications for the broader gene therapy field, leading to the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Merck KGaA suffers setback for cancer drug

German pharmaceuticals maker Merck KGaA said Tuesday it is withdrawing its application for its drug Erbitux to be used to treat patients with lung cancer.

Oncology & Cancer

Combination therapy may enhance gemcitabine activity

Oncologists who treat patients with pancreatic cancer may be one step closer to understanding why gemcitabine, the only currently available treatment, works in some cases but not in others, according to a paper in Cancer ...

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