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Blood test to transform the way cancer is monitored and treated
Scientists have described a new type of test that can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA...
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Improved analysis of kidney cancer
A research team have discovered that in the Cancer Genome Atlas database the gene expression in reference samples differs from normal tissue, depending on where in the kidney the samples happen to have been taken from...
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Killer peptide helps eliminate resistant cancer cells
Scientists have identified a Par-4 amino-terminal fragment that is released by diverse therapy-sensitive cancer cells...
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Prospects identified for immunotherapy treatments
A report published has identified the prospects of immunotherapy treatments...
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New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for mRNA
US researchers have conjugated RNA to a molecule of folate, the folate receptor is overexpressed on cancer cells but very low on normal cells, which is why they can target a tumour and avoid healthy cells...
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Avenue discovered for precision cancer treatment
A novel chemical dubbed "T-REX," along with a patent-pending targeting molecule have uncovered interesting facets of several well-known cancer-cell mutations that, if present in a patient, could inform treatment options and potentially produce more favourable outcomes...
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Gene-regulatory factors improve pancreatic cancer treatment
Researchers have identified two molecules that can improve the response of pancreatic cancer to a common chemotherapy drug and also predict the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients...
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Imfinzi wins breakthrough therapy designation
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, have today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough therapy designation for Imfinzi for the treatment of patients with locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer...
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Cancer Research UK brings commercialisation arm in-house
The move will help funded research progress toward the development of new therapeutics
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US Phase 2 trial to test targeted drugs in paediatric tumours
Phase 2 trial to explore targeted therapies for children with solid tumours that harbour specific genetic mutations which have progressed during or after standard therapy...
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New therapeutic approach for ovarian cancer identified
Scientists discover, a potential new therapeutic strategy for a difficult-to-treat form of ovarian cancer...
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Immune cells the missing ingredient in new bladder cancer treatment
New research offers a possible explanation for why a new type of cancer treatment hasn't been working as expected against bladder cancer...
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BenevolentAI hires new head of Cheminformatics from The Institute of Cancer Research
BenevolentAI announced today it has hired Dr Nathan Brown, as its new Head of Cheminformatics following the promotion of Mark Davies...
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New tool found to boost immunity in fight against cancer and infections
Researchers have developed a new tools to increase immune response against cancer and infections...
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Cancer Research UK sets out latest £20m grand challenges
Cancer Research UK has launched the second phase of its global Grand Challenge by announcing eight new questions – identified as some of the biggest barriers to making progress against cancer – and inviting the world’s top scientists to come together with new proposals to tackle them.
