ESMO 2019: DNA profiling may hold key to better treatment options in carcinoma of unknown primary
DNA profiling is revealing novel treatment choices for patients with cancer whose disease has spread…
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ESMO 2019: New data from the TAILORx study on cohort with recurrence score 26-100 shows 93% cancer-free rate at 5 years
A new analysis from TAILORx, the largest ever breast cancer treatment trial, has been published…
Novel anti-cancer nanomedicine for efficient chemotherapy
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University,Finland and…
Scientists discover new breakthrough in cancer hair loss treatment
Scientists have determined a new way to protect the hair follicle from chemotherapy in an…
Exercise associated with benefit to patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who engaged in moderate exercise while undergoing chemotherapy tended to…
Study finds key metabolic changes in patients with chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity
More and more patients are being treated successfully for cancer. However, some cancer treatments that…
De-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
About one of every five breast cancers presents with high levels of HER2 proteins. Known…
A homing beacon for chemotherapy drugs
Killing tumour cells while sparing their normal counterparts is a central challenge of cancer chemotherapy.…
Carboplatin & paclitaxel chemotherapy alone should remain standard treatment for endometrial cancer
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the primary endpoint of the NRG Oncology clinical…
EHA 2019: Overcoming the “Don’t Eat Me” signal of refractory lymphomas
Chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas is highly effective for most patients. In aggressive lymphomas, such as…