Oncology pharmacology news
Recycling approved drugs for cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered that a drug against kidney cancer possibly…
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Study shows how Chinese medicine kills cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds…
Longer survival of cancer patients given methylnaltrexone suggests role for mu opiate receptor in cancer progression
A study of advanced cancer patients published in the journal Annals of Oncology and presented at this…
Retinoic acid suppresses colorectal cancer development
Retinoic acid, a compound derived in the body from vitamin A, plays a critical role…
Important advance made with new approach to ‘control’ cancer, not eliminate it
Researchers have created a new drug delivery system that could improve the effectiveness of an…
Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment
A simple adjustment to patients’ therapeutic regimen may improve the effectiveness of the standard epigenetic…
Expecting the worst increases side-effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormone therapy
A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment…
Aggressive lung cancer’s aggressiveness may be its Achilles’ heel
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a flaw in the…
Unraveling knotty chemical structures enables rapid screening of anti-cancer compounds
It isn’t often that a graduate student makes a spectacular technical leap in his field,…
Molecule prevents effect of chemotherapy
Annually about 2000 Danish patients with colorectal cancer are treated with chemotherapy. Today, a range of…