Archive: 18/04/2016
New TB clinical trial data-sharing platform available for researchers
The Critical Path Institute (C-Path), the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), TB Alliance, and St. George's, University of London, are pleased to announce the launch of the TB-Platform ...
Apr 18, 2016
ICGCmed launches today, will link genomics to clinical information and health
The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) today announced plans to launch the International Cancer Genome Consortium for Medicine (ICGCmed), a new phase in the Consortium's evolution that will link genomics to clinical ...
Apr 18, 2016
Results from clinical trial of personalized cellular therapy in brain tumors
Immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of deadly brain cancer known as glioblastoma (GBM) were found to have an acceptable safety profile and successfully migrate to and infiltrate tumors, researchers from ...
Apr 18, 2016
Evidence show new drug combination may improve outcomes for women with advanced breast cancer
Results from the I-SPY 2 trial show that giving patients with HER2-positive invasive breast cancer a combination of the drugs trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and pertuzumab before surgery was more beneficial than the combination ...
Apr 18, 2016
First-ever nivolumab study to treat aggressive anal cancer appears promising
A rare malignancy known as squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCA) is on the increase, and now researchers have reported results of the first-ever phase II clinical trial results for treatment with the immunotherapy ...
Apr 18, 2016
Managing drug risks at youth music festivals
Education and harm minimisation strategies such as pill testing should be considered as a means of reducing the most risky behaviour of illicit drug use at large music and youth festivals, a Flinders University public health ...
Apr 18, 2016