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B-cells promote melanoma progression and resistance to therapy

21 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Depletion of B cells in the tumour micro-environment shows anti-tumour activity in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma...

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Potential new target for colon cancer

13 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have demonstrated that a novel protein can cause normal cells in the lining of the colon to become malignant, grow and spread...

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Cell surface protein may offer target in treating childhood cancers

12 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Immunotherapy drug candidate could be potent weapon against neuroblastoma and other paediatric malignancies...

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Therapy proves effective in subgroup of COPD patients

12 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

An antibody treatment has been found to reduce the rate of flare-ups by nearly 20 percent in patients with a subgroup of treatment-resistant COPD...

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Venomous compounds may lead to better skin treatments

11 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation in psoriasis...

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Mechanism identified to be responsible for the growth of epithelial tumours

11 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers reveal the capacity of epithelial-derived tumours to grow in the absence of a microenvironment...

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Blood tumour markers warn against the progression of lung cancer

7 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Cancers can secrete complex molecules into the blood, researchers have now begun to further define their potential...

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New mindset in the search for stroke therapies

7 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have identified a promising new avenue to explore in the search for stroke treatments...

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Anti-hormone therapy reduces recurrence of prostate cancer

5 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

British scientists have investigated the impact of anti-hormone therapy on patients with prostate cancer...

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New potential strategy to combat Alzheimer’s disease

1 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have revealed the molecular mechanism behind a rare mutation has been associated with numerous neurodegenerative diseases...

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Breakthrough for mosquito virus outbreaks

29 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

A team of researchers are developing ways to treat debilitating diseases caused by alphaviruses such as Chikungunya and Ross River virus...

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Non-coding RNA encourages cancer growth and metastasis

22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have deduced how an alternative form of RNA encourages tumours to spread.

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New test for rare immunodeficiency

22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a test to diagnose a rare and severe immune defect...

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Proteomics accurately detect exposure to Zika virus

22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have used proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva to accurately detect exposure to Zika virus...

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Two-step process leads to cell immortalisation and cancer

18 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

New research, has studied the immortalisation process using genome-engineered cells...

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