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Mitigating fibrotic barriers in pancreatic cancer
A human pancreatic cancer fibrotic barrier model illuminates how targeting the TGFβ/ROCK2/YAP signalling axis could enhance drug delivery.
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eBook: Drop by drop: the future of liquid biopsy
The future of liquid biopsy is poised to revolutionise medical diagnostics and treatment. Explore the latest advancements and future prospects of liquid biopsy in our comprehensive eBook.
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Macrophage-mediated phagocytosis: treating solid tumours
A new immunotherapy approach combining co-engineered T cells and antibodies enhances phagocytosis of tumour cells.
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Proteogenomics: finding targets for never-smoker lung cancer
Through multi-omics analysis, researchers find that oestrogen signalling could be a target for never-smoker lung cancer cases.
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Targeting drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer models
Researchers discovered that HER2-positive breast cancer drugs must target both HER2 and EGFR receptors to eradicate disease.
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Leveraging ADCs in precision oncology strategy
In this Q&A, senior leaders at Caris Life Sciences discuss how the company is advancing precision medicine by integrating ADCs into patient-specific cancer treatment plans, focusing on novel target discovery through comprehensive molecular profiling and clinico-genomic data.
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Reprogramming immune-suppressive macrophages in tumours
A novel drug, JHU083, turns into its active, glutamine-blocking form inside tumours, shrinking prostate and bladder cancers in mice.
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Improving treatment responses to solid tumours with trispecific TCEs
Following Zymeworks’ presentation at AACR 2024, in this Q&A, Dr Nina Weisser explains how the next generation trispecific T cell engager platform with integrated CD28 costimulation is engineered to tackle solid tumours.
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Women in Stem with Vicky Marsh Durban
Join us for our Women in Stem series with Dr Vicky Marsh Durban, Director of Custom Organoid Services at Molecular Devices. Her highly successful career began with a PhD from Cardiff University in 2008 focusing on cancer genetics. She then completed a post-doctoral research scholarship at UCSF and a Research…
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Transomics’ impact on a promising liver cancer therapeutic
Using its AI-driven platform, Pepper Bio discovered a promising therapeutic for liver cancer. In this Q&A session with Jon Hu, CEO and co-founder of Pepper Bio, we dive into how the identification of two inhibitors led to a $135M in-licensing deal.
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Ovarian cancer: CBR-5884 demonstrates promising antitumour effects
In assays and patient-derived organoids, the small molecule inhibitor CBR-5884 successfully treated epithelial ovarian cancer.
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Immunotherapy advancements: transforming cancer treatment
16 May 2024 | By Drug Target Review
In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a revolutionary approach in cancer treatment, harnessing the power of the immune system to combat cancer cells. This webinar will explore the latest advancements in immunotherapy research, highlighting breakthroughs, challenges, and future directions in the field. Participants will gain insights, including immune checkpoint…
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Breast cancer genetic variants in women of African ancestry
Researchers identified variants in three loci that were associated with risk of triple-negative breast cancer.
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New methodologies to find microbiome biomarkers
Confounder control and quantitative profiling revealed misleading associations between microbial markers and colorectal cancer development.
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Unlocking the potential of antibody drug conjugates
Zymeworks’ Dr Paul Moore, Dr Raffaele Colombo and Dr Jamie Rich discuss how advancements in ADCs are redefining cancer treatment. They elucidate the innovative strategies that are being developed to improve drug stability and how personalised medicine approaches are optimising outcomes for individual cancer patients, offering new hope across several…
