New targeted therapy blocks metabolism in brain cancer cells with genetic vulnerability
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, have developed a novel…
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Moffitt researchers identify metastasis driver in BRAF inhibitor resistant melanoma
Targeted therapy with BRAF-MEK inhibitors is an effective treatment for patients with advanced melanoma that…
ASCO 2020: Targeted therapy tepotinib for non-small cell lung cancer with MET exon 14 skipping mutation shows durable response
Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the MET exon 14 (METex14) skipping…
ASCO 2020: Targeted therapy pralsetinib achieves high response rates in advanced cancers with RET gene fusions
The targeted therapy pralsetinib appears to have high response rates and durable activity in patients…
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…
Targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer may help eligible patients live an extra year
Results from 46 patients given treatments that target specific molecular changes in tumour cells suggest…
The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients
During spaceflight, astronauts experience similar physical stress as cancer patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy,…