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Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use Of Immunotherapy, Now An FDA Designated Breakthrough Therapy

A small but heralded clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) that saw rectal cancer disappear in 100% of people who took part has taken a step towards approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Major Trial Shows Prolonged Benefit Of Olaparib In Early-stage Inherited Breast Cancer

One year of treatment with the targeted drug olaparib improves long-term survival in women with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer with mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, new results from a major clinical trial show.

WashU Medicine Receives $10.8 Million Grant To Advance Blood Cancer Research

Continuing its role as a leader in leukemia research, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded a five-year, $10.8 million grant to further its exceptional programs in leukemia and other blood cancers.

Could A Chemical Found In Red Grapes Prevent Bowel Cancer?

Scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK, are finding out if an ingredient commonly found in red grapes could hold the answer to help prevent bowel cancer.

Scientists Create Blood Test To Enhance Cancer Treatment Effectiveness

The first-of-its-kind test can rapidly assess how effective different polyethylene glycol (PEG) based nanomedicines are at killing cancer cells and minimizing side effects using just a drop of blood from people with leukemia, a type of blood cancer.

Scientists Discover Key Protein That Helps Cancer Cells Evade CAR T Cell Therapy

CAR T cell therapy harnesses the immune system to seek out and kill tumor cells. This treatment is used in certain types of leukemia and lymphoma -; blood cancers. Some wily cancer cells, however, have learned how to hide from the immune system to avoid destruction.

Researchers Investigate CBD's Effect On Scan-related Anxiety In Breast Cancer Patients

The findings showed that CBD did not significantly change scan-related anxiety when compared to a placebo, but researchers did find that CBD was safe and resulted in significantly lower overall anxiety levels.

Can We Use AI To Help Our Immune Systems Fight Cancer?

Developing computer models to decipher how T cells interact with cancer cells, or which keys fit which locks, to improve immunotherapies and match patients with the treatments best suited to them as individuals.

Large-scale Study Confirms Well-established Cancer Risk Factors And Identifies New Ones

Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers.

Powerful New Therapy Doubles Progression-free Survival In Advanced Breast Cancer

A powerful three-drug therapy for aggressive advanced breast cancer doubles the length of time before the cancer progresses, compared with a drug combination currently available on the NHS, new research has shown.

What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?

OpenAI boss Sam Altman says superintelligence may only be “a few thousand days” away.

The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles

A new study in Nature Chemistry offers a bridge between these short fatty molecules and the first primordial cells.