Cancer Drug News Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe January 19, 2017 A drug that’s commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for a…
Cancer Drug News Senescence promotes chemotherapy side effects and cancer relapse January 18, 2017 Standard chemotherapy is a blunt force instrument against cancer – and it’s a rare cancer…
Editor's Choice Researchers discover new subtype of cervical cancer January 17, 2017 A team of University of South Carolina scientists led by Carolyn Banister and Phillip Buckhaults…
Editor's Choice A surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers January 17, 2017 A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)…
Editor's Choice Research holds promise for personalised lung cancer treatments January 17, 2017 New research from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah uncovered…
Editor's Choice Innovative medicines initiative approves €40 million project for better care of patients with haematologic malignancies January 17, 2017 The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has approved HARMONY, a project that aims to foster better…
Editor's Choice Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel January 17, 2017 Cancer cells love glucose, the simple sugar the body uses for energy, so a high-fat,…
Breast Cancer Tucatinib progressing in pivotal trial against HER2 breast cancer January 17, 2017 Phase 1 clinical trial data published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research show early promise of…
Editor's Choice Tumour-seeking salmonella treats brain tumours January 17, 2017 Biomedical engineers at Duke University have recruited an unlikely ally in the fight against the…
Commentary How well do we understand the relation between incorrect chromosome number and cancer? January 17, 2017 Over a century ago, a German-born scientist experimenting with impregnated sea urchin eggs had an…