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Drug screens and CRISPR combine to help make better cancer drugs
A study has created the most comprehensive analysis for understanding how cancer drugs work at…
Novel protein drives cancer progression
Cancers arise when the genetic code of normal cells is altered, causing excessive growth. Researchers…
Breast cancer drug, olaparib, depletes store of immature eggs in mouse ovaries
Australian researchers have shown for the first time that a new drug used to treat…
FDA approves first-line immunotherapy for patients with MSI-H/dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab for intravenous injection for the first-line…
FDA approves combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf for HER2-positive breast cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and…
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…