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…
Browsing: Rare Cancers
Neuroendocrine tumours: choosing the best treatment
An increasing number of new anti-cancer drugs are made available each year. During the authorisation…
New precision medicine procedure fights cancer, advances treatment for pets and humans
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at the University of Missouri have helped advance a patient-specific,…
Virus-based therapy targets a paediatric eye cancer
A cancer-killing, virus-based therapy showed promising effects against retinoblastoma – a tumour of the retina…
‘Christmas berry’ plant compound could fight Uveal melanoma
Doctors diagnose about 2000 adults with uveal melanoma, a cancer of the eye, every year.…
Scientists develop potential new treatment for common soft-tissue childhood cancer
Scientists have developed a potential new therapeutic approach for synovial sarcoma, one of the most…
Investigational drug shows promising results in Phase II study of aggressive, often fatal blood disorder with no approved therapies
A Phase I/II study, led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer…
Patients with rare, incurable digestive tract cancers respond to new drug combination
Patients with rare, but incurable cancers of the digestive tract have responded well to a…
Q&A: Treatment for Hurthle cell thyroid cancer
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is it common to only have a partial thyroidectomy to remove Hurthle…
Bacterial therapy tolerable, shows early promise in patients with advanced solid tumours
A phase I clinical trial investigating the use of bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores as an…