More than 260 new drugs to treat cancer? Researchers look for “new cures in old drugs”
With more than 260 candidates identified, the range of non-cancer drugs with the potential to…
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Ketogenic diet may improve responses to certain cancer drugs in mice
A ketogenic (high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate) diet can, in combination with pharmaceutical approaches, improve the effectiveness…
Research study provides new clues to improving chemotherapies
About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to penicillin, come from compounds that are…
We don’t need to change how we subsidise ‘breakthrough’ cancer treatments
Richard De Abreu Lourenco, University of Technology Sydney; Marion Haas, University of Technology Sydney, and…
No clear evidence that most new cancer drugs extend or improve life
The majority of cancer drugs approved in Europe between 2009 and 2013 entered the market…
Nivolumab produces durable responses & long-term survival in severe liver cancer patients
Results from the CheckMate 040 study found that nivolumab, an immuno-oncology drug which acts by…
Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments
Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action…
Leukaemia drug shows potential for rare type of ovarian cancer
A drug already approved for leukaemia patients could also be used to treat a specific type…
Surrogate endpoints poor proxy for survival in cancer drug approval process
Surrogate endpoints used to support the majority of new cancer drugs approved in the U.S.…
Patients urge subsidy for cancer drugs
Source: The West Australian Melanoma patients have urged the Federal Government to add two drugs…