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…
Browsing: Rare Cancers
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…
ASCO 2019: Entrectinib produces responses in children and adolescents with CNS and other cancers that have specific gene fusions
“There have been far fewer studies of targeted cancer medicines in paediatric populations than in…
Radiotherapy doubles survival for patients with mesothelioma
Mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years or longer, if they…
For teens living with cancer, keeping life as ‘normal’ as possible
As if adolescence isn’t difficult enough, imagine the many complicated feelings around being diagnosed with…
AACR 2019: Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
Vaccination with as few as four tumour antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumours, and…
Helping infants survive brain cancer
Choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is a particularly challenging type of brain cancer. The tumour most…
Active substance from plant slows down aggressive eye cancer
An active substance that has been known for 30 years could unexpectedly turn into a…