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Team finds compounds capable of killing lethal liver cancer cells
Treatment options for a deadly liver cancer, fibrolamellar carcinoma, are severely lacking. Drugs that work…
EHA 2021: First-line ibrutinib + venetoclax is superior to chlorambucil + obinutuzumab for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocyte lymphoma
The combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax may be effective for treating patients with chronic lymphocytic…
Bile duct cancer: existing leukaemia treatment could hold promise – mouse study
Salvatore Papa, University of Leeds and Concetta Bubici, Brunel University London Bile duct cancer is…
ASCO 2021: Newly approved drug effective against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation
The new drug sotorasib reduces tumour size and shows promise in improving survival among patients…
Ludwig cancer research study shows how novel drug screen can individualise cancer therapy
A study conducted by researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard, United States, has demonstrated…
ASCO 2021: OlympiA trial shows benefits of targeted drug against early-stage breast cancer with BRCA mutation
Women with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer who also have inherited faults in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have shown…
Can lithium be used to prevent cancer in FAP patients?
The study, published in the journal Nature, shows how a drug available on the NHS can…
BMS receives positive CHMP opinion for nivolumab plus ipilimumab in metastatic colorectal cancer
BMS today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the…
New drug combo found effective against high-risk leukaemia
Australian scientists have found what could prove to be a new and effective way to…
Scientists synthesise effective compounds for anticancer drugs
New effective compounds, which can be endogenous donors of a signalling molecule – hydrogen sulphide…