News tagged with tumor regression

Novel drug combination offers therapeutic promise for hard-to-treat cancers

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have identified a new combination of targeted therapies that, together, may treat two aggressive tumor types that until now have not had effective treatments. These findings ...

Cancer Sep 12, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

MRI predicts survival in locally advanced rectal cancer

A new study has shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to evaluate responses to pre-surgery (neo-adjuvant) chemotherapy or radiation may predict survival among patients with advanced rectal cancer. The findings ...

Cancer Aug 29, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

RNA regulator of melanoma could be a new target for cancer therapy

Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, estimated by the National Cancer Institute to afflict more than 70,000 people in the United States annually and the incidence rate continues to rise. In a study published online ...

Cancer May 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Clinical trial targets advanced prostate cancer

Select patients with advanced prostate cancer may benefit from a Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center clinical trial that looks to improve survival rates of the FDA-approved prostate cancer drug Provenge.

Cancer Dec 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0