Medications
How repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer
People with cancer have been severely affected by COVID-19, with the pandemic impacting how they're diagnosed, treated and cared for.
Mar 3, 2021
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Medical research
Bio-orthogonally catalyzed lethality strategy generates targeting drugs from within tumors
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. The number of deaths and incidences is increasing each year. The metal-based anticancer drugs were used clinically worldwide, but suffer from poor selectivity, serious ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Organoids help bridge gap between laboratory study and animal modeling of colorectal cancer
Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have biofabricated human colorectal cancer miniature organs, called organoids, to better understand how a tumor grows in its natural microenvironment ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Medical research
Discovery of mechanism behind HIV infections could also hold key to COVID-19
A newly discovered mechanism at work in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients may also lead to new treatments for COVID-19, according to a team of researchers at the University of Alberta.
Jul 31, 2020
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Medical research
Platform precisely quantifies antigens presented on cell surfaces
Normally, the immune system is able to differentiate between healthy and abnormal cells. Peptides, fragments created by the synthesis and breakdown of proteins inside each cell, are presented on the surface as antigens and ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repurposed drug tested in COVID-19 trial, thanks to Cancer Research UK know-how
Cancer Research UK and its partners have today launched a clinical trial to test if a drug that's used to treat inflammation of the pancreas can help people with COVID-19.
Jun 1, 2020
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Medical research
A new compound removes senescent cells and reduces toxicity in cancer treatment
Senescence is a response to cell damage and stress characterized by the arrest of the cell cycle. When aging, cells permanently stop dividing, thus preventing the propagation of damaged and dysfunctional cells. However, eventually, ...
May 5, 2020
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Medications
Ancient Chinese medicine unlocks new possibilities for cancer treatment
More than 20 years ago, Yale pharmacology professor Yung-Chi Cheng, a leader in drug development for hepatitis B, cancer, and HIV, had a radical idea: What if he could unlock the therapeutic potential of ancient Chinese medicines ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
First-in-human trial for new lung cancer immunotherapy
Cancer Research UK and Vaccitech Oncology Limited (VOLT), today (Wednesday) announce a new partnership to bring a novel immunotherapeutic vaccine strategy to patients with lung cancer.
Dec 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer
When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer that has not spread is nearly 100 percent, once the disease reaches bone, the 5-year survival rate is only ...
Dec 2, 2019
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