Genomic analysis predicts survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy following radiotherapy over radiotherapy alone in low-grade gliomas
A practice-changing study, NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-RTOG 9802, has demonstrated, for the first time,…
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Single-cell RNA sequencing sheds new light on cancer cells’ varied response to chemotherapy
Chemotherapy works by attacking rapidly dividing cells within the body. But small pockets of cancer…
Chemotherapy for rare cancer fine-tuned with organoids
A patient-specific tumour organoid model is being used to identify the most effective chemotherapy protocol…
Breakthrough In Leukemia Research Gives Hope For Experimental Drug
In a breakthrough study published last year in Cancer Cell, scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS)…
Cancer cells make blood vessels drug resistant during chemotherapy
Scientists at Hokkaido University, Japan, and collaborators have identified how inflammatory changes in tumours caused…
Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects
As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often…
EHA 2020: Combined irradiation and chemotherapy better prepares children for stem cell transplantation than chemotherapy alone
Treatment of childhood cancer is a success story, particularly for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). More…
Chemotherapy/immunotherapy combo shows promise for first-line treatment of mesothelioma
Inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma, is a rare and aggressive cancer of the protective lining of…
Chemotherapy and cancer gang up to cause a neurological side effect
Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in…
Researchers shrink breast cancer tumours in mice with targeted therapy
A team of researchers led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), USA, Provost Wole Soboyejo has…