Oncology & Cancer
Oesophageal cancer gene identified
(Medical Xpress)—A newly-discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer holds the promise of new treatments for this notoriously difficult-to-fight disease.
May 9, 2014
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Stomach Cancer
Medications
Cyramza approved for stomach cancer
(HealthDay)—Cyramza (ramucirumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat cancer of the stomach or of the area where the esophagus joins the stomach (the gastroesophageal junction).
Apr 22, 2014
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Medications
Drug watchdog urges vigilance in cancer drug theft
Europe's medicine watchdog urged doctors Thursday to be vigilant in administering the cancer drug Herceptin, vials of which had been stolen in Italy and tampered with before being sold back into the supply chain.
Apr 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New hope for early detection of stomach cancer
(Medical Xpress)—University of Adelaide research has provided new hope for the early detection of stomach cancer with the identification of four new biomarkers in the blood of human cancer patients.
Mar 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New AGA/GCF research grant to fund exploration of the development of gastric cancer
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation and the Gastric Cancer Foundation (GCF) are pleased to announce that the first AGA–Gastric Cancer Foundation Research Scholar Award in Gastric and Esophageal ...
Mar 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Existing medicines show promise for treating stomach and bowel cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Stomach and bowel cancer, two of the most common cancers worldwide, could be treated with a class of medicines that are currently used to treat a blood disorder, a Melbourne research team has discovered.
Feb 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find coevolution of Heliobacter pylori strains has affected gastric cancer risk
(Medical Xpress)—Gastric adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, is the second most common cause of death from cancer, accounting for 10 percent of all cancer deaths. The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, found in the gastric ...
Immunology
H. pylori vaccine shows promise in mouse studies
Researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangdong, Guangzhou, China, have developed an oral vaccine against Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria responsible for peptic ulcers and some forms of gastric cancer, and have ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Medical research
Swallowing a diagnostic pill
A tiny capsule that can carry out a chemical analysis of the contents of one's stomach could identify the presence of so-called "occult" blood at very low levels. The data is automatically broadcast to an external monitoring ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Peptide derived from cow's milk kills human stomach cancer cells in culture
New research from a team of researchers in Taiwan indicates that a peptide fragment derived from cow's milk, known as lactoferricin B25 (LFcinB25), exhibited potent anticancer capability against human stomach cancer cell ...
Nov 7, 2013
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