Medical News on Cancer
Leukemia breakthrough: Blood molecule key to treating AML
Aug 04, 2017
Heme, a chemical structure found in hemoglobin, is key to treating acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer, researchers have discovered. Read More
FDA approves new targeted treatment for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia
Aug 02, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Idhifa (enasidenib) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have a specific genetic... Read More
Cell mechanism discovery could lead to 'fundamental' change in leukemia treatment
Jul 31, 2017
Researchers have identified a new cell mechanism that could lead to a fundamental change in the diagnosis and treatment of leukaemia. Read More
New therapeutic approach for difficult-to-treat subtype of ovarian cancer identified
Jul 27, 2017
A potential new therapeutic strategy for a difficult-to-treat form of ovarian cancer has been discovered by Wistar scientists. The findings were published online in Nature Cell Biology. Read More
CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia leads to remissions in clinical trial
Jul 19, 2017
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed about 70 percent of patients with the most common adult leukemia had their tumors shrink or disappear following an experimental chimeric... Read More
Scientists make breakthrough in reversing treatment resistance in blood cancer patients
Jul 19, 2017
Researchers from the University of Southampton have identified why some people may become resistant to monoclonal antibodies, a common type of immunotherapy used in lymphoma treatment. Read More
Ovarian cancer: Statins might be effective with diet control
Jul 17, 2017
New research suggests that, at the right dose and frequency, certain statins might be effective against ovarian cancer if diet excludes geranylgeraniol. Read More
Human antibody bolsters cancer drug performance
Jul 01, 2017
Some patients do not respond to the cancer drug rituximab, but breaking research finds that the addition of a human antibody reduces this resistance. Read More
Study sheds light on how ovarian cancer spreads
Jun 30, 2017
Long-term goal is to develop treatments that prevent cancer cells from attaching to new sites during metastasis. Read More
The gene behind follicular lymphoma
Jun 29, 2017
EPFL scientists have discovered an important gene whose loss lies behind follicular lymphoma, an incurable cancer. Read More
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