Novel targeted treatment shows efficacy in treating high-risk solid tumours
The prodrug developed by researchers caused long-term remission in all murine models of high-risk or drug-resistant cancers with fewer side-effects than a comparable drug.
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The prodrug developed by researchers caused long-term remission in all murine models of high-risk or drug-resistant cancers with fewer side-effects than a comparable drug.
A study has shown that inhibiting sortilin, a neuroprotein known to have increased expression in cancers, reduces pancreatic cancer invasiveness in vitro.
Computational analysis has been used by researchers to examine 66 types of cancer and identify 568 genes that drive tumour development.
Researchers have treated diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a fatal childhood brain cancer, in mice by targeting two metabolic pathways.
A protein called PPP1R1B has been revealed as a drug target for pancreatic cancer as it stopped the metastasis of tumours in mice.
An α-radioimmunotherapy called 212Pb-anti-CD38 was effective at preventing tumour growth and increasing survival in multiple myeloma tumour-bearing mice, a study has shown.
A study has identified more than 200 genes that drive the progression of glioblastoma and which the researchers say present drug targets.
Drug Target Review explores some of the newest oncologic drug targets, including those for glioblastoma, lung cancer and breast cancer.
A group of researchers has suggested that BBOX1 inhibitors could be used to treat triple negative breast cancer after showing success in mouse models.
Researchers reveal a combination of PD1 immunotherapy and BMI1 protein inhibition eliminated cancer stem cells and prevented cancer recurrence in a mouse model.
Researchers reveal drugs inhibiting Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a protein expressed on T cells, could improve the efficacy of immunotherapies.
The proteomic map based on data from 103 patients reveals novel prognostic biomarkers and potential drug targets for lung adenocarcinoma.
Researchers found breast cancer cells reprogrammed natural killer T cells, altering gene expression and receptor expression so they help cancerous metastases spread.
Scientists identified a novel, highly specific drug target in the enzyme (sterol O-acyltransferase 1 (SOAT1)) cancer cells use to store cholesterol.
The Brain Metastasis Cell Lines Panel compiles research from various international institutions on the numerous brain metastasis cell lines that have been developed, in hopes collaboration will expedite research and drug development.