Next-generation sequencing detects rare fusion genes in sarcoma tumours
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have determined that RNA-based next generation sequencing picks up gene…
Browsing: Rare Cancers
Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas
An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecting the limbs,…
Targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer
Mount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly…
ESMO 2019: DNA profiling may hold key to better treatment options in carcinoma of unknown primary
DNA profiling is revealing novel treatment choices for patients with cancer whose disease has spread…
ESMO 2019: First targeted therapy for cholangiocarcinoma shows clinical benefit in phase III trial
New data have shown for the first time that targeted therapy can improve the outcome…
Psoriasis drug target offers potential for osteosarcoma
A treatment for psoriasis could be repurposed to treat a rare but aggressive form of…
Breaking the ‘stalemate’ in the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a molecular targeted drug called temsirolimus…
Simultaneous infection by two viruses could be the key to study rare lymphoma
New research has found that a rare blood cancer can be simulated in the lab…
Timed release of turmeric stops cancer cell growth
A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the…
ASCO 2019: Drug targeting DNA damage response shows promise against cancers of anus and genitals
A precision medicine targeting a key protein which helps cancer cells to tolerate DNA damage…