Oncology & Cancer
Drug hope for acute myeloid leukemia
A new drug that strips cancer cells of their "immortality" could help to treat patients suffering from one of the most aggressive forms of leukaemia.
Aug 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Cell mechanism discovery could lead to 'fundamental' change in leukaemia treatment
Researchers have identified a new cell mechanism that could lead to a fundamental change in the diagnosis and treatment of leukaemia.
Jul 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists link new cancer treatments to cardiovascular alterations
Plk1 inhibitors have recently been acknowledged as an innovative therapy for leukaemia by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, a study published in Nature Medicine by researchers from the Spanish National ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination approach improves power of new cancer therapy
An international research team has found a way to improve the anti-cancer effect of a new medicine class called 'Smac mimetics'.
Jun 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study leads to breakthrough in better understanding acute myeloid leukemia
A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukaemia.
May 23, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist, highlighting need for better care
Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some countries nearly twice as high as in others for children diagnosed during 2005-2009, according ...
Apr 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination of ground-breaking treatments offer powerful new path for blood cancer therapies
Researchers at Monash University and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have identified for the first time how a new class of epigenetic drug engages with the immune system to kill off cancer cells, offering powerful new pathways ...
Mar 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Limited evidence that styrene, a high volume plastics chemical and animal carcinogen, causes cancer in humans
In 2011, the styrene, a high volume plastics chemical and animal carcinogen, was the focal point in a 'poison scandal' in the Danish media; but now a registry study of more than 72,000 employees from more than 400 companies ...
Feb 14, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Best treatment option written in cancer's genetic script: AML study finds personalised therapy is possible
An international collaboration led by clinical researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has shown proof-of-concept that truly personalised therapy will be possible in the future for people with cancer. Details of ...
Jan 16, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein that inhibits and reduces the effects of chemotherapy identified
Researchers at Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet and their colleagues from Science for Life Laboratories (SciLifeLab) and Heidelberg University have identified a protein that determines the efficacy ...
Jan 13, 2017
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