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ASCO GU 2019: Phase II Trial Shows Novel, Radiolabeled PSMA-Targeted Treatment Provides High Response Rates in Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A single-arm, phase II trial in men with PSMA-positive metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) that…
Why some brain tumours respond to immunotherapy
Researchers have learned why some glioblastomas, which are the most common type of brain cancer…
Novel app uses AI to guide and support cancer patients
Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to guide and support some 50 breast cancer patients in…
Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells
In recent years the number of targeted cancer drugs has continued to rise. However, conventional…
Sea worms and jellyfish treat cancer and kill insects
Scientists have found that marine invertebrates living in Troitsa Bay, the Sea of Japan, contain…
Use of gastric acid suppressants may negatively impact survival outcomes in sarcoma patients treated with pazopanib
In patients with soft tissue sarcoma, the concomitant use of gastric acid suppressant (GAS) therapy…
Growing tumours on brain-like tissue for better therapies
A new brain tumour model to provide more realistic test responses to chemo and radiotherapy…
Neuroendocrine tumours: choosing the best treatment
An increasing number of new anti-cancer drugs are made available each year. During the authorisation…
Potential treatment for eye cancer using tumour-killing virus
Hemant Khanna, University of Massachusetts Medical School When most people think of the word “virus,”…