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Men in England and Wales miss out on abiraterone as first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has expressed disappointment at the decision by NICE not to recommend…
Drug used in breast and ovarian cancer could lead to safer, more effective treatment for neuroblastoma
A type of drug known as a PARP inhibitor, already used to treat breast and…
Breast cancer drug capivasertib enters major trial
A major phase III trial of capivasertib, a cancer drug discovered following collaborative work between…
New class of precision medicine strips cancer of its DNA defences
A new precision medicine targeting cancer’s ability to repair its DNA has shown promising results…
Coronavirus and cancer hijack the same parts in human cells to spread – and our team identified existing cancer drugs that could fight COVID-19
Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco Most antivirals in use today target parts of…
Decades old mystery in leukaemia treatment solved
A research team led by the University of Kent and Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany,…
UNSW to lead new drug trial for rare blood cancer
UNSW Sydney researchers will conduct a clinical trial to establish the safety and efficacy of…
FDA grants accelerated approval to tazemetostat for follicular lymphoma
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to tazemetostat, an EZH2 inhibitor, for…
FDA approves selinexor for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to selinexor for adult patients with…
Cancer drug cures COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory distress
Although the spreading SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus usually causes only mild respiratory symptoms, the COVID-19 disease progresses…