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AI system detects cancer tumours missed by conventional diagnostics
Computer engineers have 'taught' a computer to identify tiny specs of lung cancer in CT scan images, often missed by radiologists...
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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New assay to detect genetic abnormalities in sarcomas
A new study describes an assay, anchored multiplex PCR (AMP)-based targeted next-generation-sequencing (NGS), with superior diagnostic utility compared to conventional techniques...
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Blood test may identify cancer patients who won’t respond to immunotherapy
Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy for bladder cancer could be identified by a simple blood test...
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Research team develops predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma
Researchers have developed a gene expression predictor that can indicate whether melanoma in a specific patient is likely to respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors...
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Compound with selectivity for cancer cells without p53 identified
The compound has been shown to target cancer cells without the p53 gene, and does not affect healthy cells...
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GC4419 could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment
Researchers are reporting on a new drug that can treat the painful and debilitating side effect of severe oral mucositis (SOM)...
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Chemical that can kill glioblastoma cells identified
"As an experimental chemical, further rigorous testing and refinement of KHS101 is required before trials in people can begin.”
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Drugs in development for cancer may also fight brain diseases
PARP inhibitors show promise in preventing toxic accumulations of brain disease proteins in Penn research study...
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CBD improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer
Mice with pancreatic cancer that were treated with CBD alongside chemotherapy, survived almost three times longer than those treated with chemotherapy alone...
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Applications of molecular imaging in drug development
The world of healthcare is rapidly evolving. With an ageing population, comes a significant increase in cancers, metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. New drug candidates are required; however drug development remains a lengthy and expensive process, with the average timeline now over 10 years and costs continuing to rise...
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Cancer drug screening: the historical perspective
Chemotherapy with cytotoxic and growth inhibitory drugs have played an important role in cancer therapy, used either alone or in combination with other treatment modalities such as surgery, radiation or biological therapy. Chemotherapy, in most instances, was the only alternative treatment for metastatic cancer – mainly given as drug combinations...
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MedImmune expert speaker interview released in run up to Immuno-Oncology Conference
Exclusive interview with Grace Macaulay - MedImmune released in the run up to the Immuno-Oncology Conference, taking place on the 26 - 27 September 2018 in London.
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Algorithm used to map cancer resistance to drugs
New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer are being developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center...
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Next-generation therapeutic helps immune cells detect, destroy cancer
Researchers have found that cancer cells evade destruction by macrophages in two ways...
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New cancer immunotherapy shows promise in early tests
Researchers report that in preclinical models they can amplify macrophage immune responses against cancer using a self-assembling supramolecule...
