Cancer Drug News Do certain diabetes drugs increase the risk of acute kidney injury in patients taking anti-cancer therapies?
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Cancer Drug News Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancers March 17, 2022 A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to…
Cancer Drug News FDA approves 1st, only immunotherapy-based treatment for use before surgery for non-small cell lung cancer March 8, 2022 Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab 360…
Cancer Drug News UK’s NICE recommends sotorasib for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) within the cancer drugs fund March 7, 2022 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK has published a…
Cancer Drug News A way to identify effective drug combinations for hard-to-treat cancers March 4, 2022 Sanger researchers have created the world’s largest novel resource using systematic drug testing and genetics…
Cancer Drug News Cholesterol-lowering drugs may slow spread of cancer March 3, 2022 Cancer patients rarely die from the primary tumour but rather from the metastases – even…
Cancer Drug News Old drugs with new tricks may limit spread March 3, 2022 Metastasis is notoriously difficult to treat and is the leading cause of death, meaning that…
Cancer Drug News Three-drug combo prolongs survival in men with specific type of prostate cancer February 24, 2022 Results from an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial indicate that adding the androgen-receptor…
Cancer Drug News Research shows new drug combination effective for patients with advanced ovarian cancer February 21, 2022 A new study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center and the University of Maryland…
Cancer Drug News Researchers develop low-cost electroporation device that could expand global access to cancer drugs February 16, 2022 Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a microsize-gap multiple-shot…
Cancer Drug News NICE misses golden opportunity to enhance access to innovative cancer drugs February 16, 2022 Cancer patients will miss out on exciting new treatments after NICE passed up a golden…