Oncology & Cancer
New target identified for pancreatic cancer treatment
Researchers have found a protein to block the growth of cancer stem-like cells as a possible treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Sep 26, 2023
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Medications
Breast cancer drug could trigger dangerous high blood sugar
For certain patients with advanced breast cancer, a drug called Piqray (alpelisib) may extend survival. But new research confirms the medication often causes seriously high blood sugar levels.
Sep 25, 2023
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Medications
Combination immunotherapy shows no additional benefit for most advanced cancers, finds meta-analysis
A combination immunotherapy treatment of nivolumab plus ipilimumab was associated with no improvement in survival for advanced cancers other than melanoma, when compared to nivolumab alone, according to a recent Northwestern ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Personalized cancer vaccine and adoptive T cell therapy benefits patients with advanced ovarian cancer: Study
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that combining adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) with an innovative, personalized cancer vaccine under development at the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research can ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Medications
Study reveals potential of methotrexate to treat liver cancer
Liver cancer is one of the most prevalent and deadly types of cancer worldwide. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, which leaves them with few treatment options. Unfortunately, the first-line drugs used in advanced ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Systemic treatment for brain metastasis in HER2-positive advanced breast cancer
A new editorial paper titled "Systemic treatment for brain metastasis in HER2- positive advanced breast cancer: what have we learned so far?" has been published in Oncotarget.
Sep 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How should clinicians prescribe opioids for cancer-related pain in patients who use cocaine or methamphetamines?
Clinicians treating cancer-related pain must consider whether and how to prescribe opioids to patients who use non-medical stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines; however, no guidelines exist related to these common ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Medications
'Search and destroy' treatment found to improve quality of life for patients with advanced prostate cancer
A new radioactive medicine that seeks out tumor cells to deliver a targeted dose of radiation greatly improves quality of life for patients with advanced prostate cancer, a phase III study finds.
Sep 11, 2023
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Medications
A free online tool can help prostate cancer patients save on out-of-pocket drug costs
A free online tool could potentially save some prostate cancer patients more than $9,000 in out-of-pocket drug costs, a new study finds.
Sep 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood cell insights offer potential boost to lung cancer therapies
Fresh discoveries about a certain type of immune cell could give lung cancer patients a more accurate prognosis and better identify who will benefit from immunotherapies.
Aug 30, 2023
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