The latest news in rare cancer tumour types including sarcomas
New immunotherapy could treat osteosarcoma
A new type of immunotherapy, developed by UCL researchers in the USA, has shown promising…
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New insights could unlock immunotherapy for rare, deadly eye cancer
New research from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, explains why metastatic uveal melanoma is resistant to conventional…
Microbiome mastery: Enhancing cancer care
The microbiome could be the key to identifying individuals who can benefit from combination immunotherapy…
Soft-tissue sarcoma: neoadjuvant immunotherapy improves long-term survival
Patients with soft-tissue sarcoma treated with neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, immunotherapy had very little residual tumour at the time of…
Penile squamous cell carcinoma: improving outcomes
Penile squamous cell carcinoma is a rare malignancy with limited treatment options and poor prognosis,…
New treatment for malignant mesothelioma
An innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but…
AI twice as accurate as a biopsy at grading aggressiveness of some sarcomas
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be around twice as accurate as a biopsy at grading the…
ESMO 2023: Cabozantinib dramatically improved progression-free survival in advanced neuroendocrine tumours
Detailed results from CABINET (A021602), a phase III pivotal trial evaluating cabozantinib compared with placebo…
ESMO 2023: Dual-action drug produces positive results in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumours, trial finds
A drug that simultaneously strikes cancer cells’ growth circuits and pipeline to the bloodstream produced…
New report reveals rare cancers are more prevalent than ever, leading experts to call for an overhaul in how they are defined and treated
Today, Australia’s leading cancer experts, politicians, and people with lived experience of cancer are meeting…