Oncology research news from Australia and around the world
Seeing double: Designing drugs that target “twin” cancer proteins
Some proteins in the human body are easy to block with a drug; they have…
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Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients’ reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials
Spiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients’ decisions…
A new discovery advances quest for treatment for age- and cancer-related muscle degeneration
With the global population ageing rapidly, sarcopenia, a condition that affects millions of older adults…
Risk model identifies advanced cancer trial patients at highest risk for acute care use
Investigators from the SWOG Cancer Research Network have developed and validated a risk prediction model…
Study advances in the selective elimination of cancer cells using molecular ‘cages’
Chemotherapy saves lives of cancer patients. However, these treatments are not without side effects and…
Singapore scientists to use exosomes secreted by living cells to successfully target TKI-resistant cancer
In a new study, clinician-scientists and researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have…
Researchers discover mechanism that could control longevity, cancer cell production
Researchers at UC Merced, USA, used fruit flies to uncover a cellular process common to…
Scientists discover how the body’s killer cells attack cancer
Scientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working out how the body’s…
New way to potentially slow cancer growth
Treating cancer effectively often involves stopping cancer cells from multiplying, which requires understanding the proteins…
Pivotal study supports belzutifan approval for patients with advanced kidney cancer
The LITESPARK-005 phase 3 clinical trial enrolled 746 patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell…