An early blood test can predict survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer, shows study
A blood test, performed when metastatic prostate cancer is first diagnosed, can predict which patients…
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Funding to create world’s first ovarian cancer prevention vaccine
In this study, the Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will establish the targets for the vaccine.…
AI may help predict risk of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer
Precancerous changes in the cells of the oesophagus, a condition called Barrett’s oesophagus, is a…
Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study
In the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen…
Researchers have successfully tested a new drug which can significantly extend the lives of breast cancer patients
Patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer very often develop brain metastases. When this happens, patients…
Experimental blood test improves early detection of pancreatic cancer
An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports…
Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype
When researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, USA, first identified a new…
Immune-based treatment gets a boost to its cancer-fighting superpowers
Ourrent methods for activating T cells don’t resemble closely enough the natural environment in which…
University researchers identify new therapeutic approach to preventing cancer from spreading to the brain
Researchers at McMaster University have identified a new therapeutic approach to preventing cancer from spreading…
Clinical cancer research in the U.S. is increasingly dominated by pharmaceutical industry sponsors
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center identified a substantial increase over the past decade in…