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Target identified with potential to overcome cancer drug resistance
University of Queensland researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome…
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Immune checkpoint blockade prior to surgery promising in multiple cancer types
Treating cancer with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) prior to surgery (neoadjuvant immunotherapy) has been a…
Stopping cancer tumours “hijacking” the genetic program used by developing nerves
In cancer, there is an interaction between tumours and nerves. You could say that the…
New drug delivery system developed by engineers has potential to improve cancer treatments
A team of biomedical engineers from Brown University, USA, has developed a new hydrogel-based delivery…
Rewiring tumour mitochondria enhances the immune system’s ability to recognise cancer
Immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment…
Intra-lysosomal peptide assembly for the high selectivity Index against cancer
A groundbreaking anticancer treatment technology that selectively targets cancer cell lysosomes and overcomes drug resistance…
New test helps drug discoverers identify future cancer treatments
Researchers have developed an investigative procedure that makes the early stages of drug discovery more…
Million-dollar US Department of Defense grant for Peter Mac melanoma research
The United States Department of Defense has called on Peter Mac to help in its…
Study reveals why cancer may spread to the spine
The vertebral bones that form the spine are derived from a distinct type of stem…
Study sheds light on one of the still poorly understood aspects of cancer
A new scientific study published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances has investigated one of the still…