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Donanemab for Alzheimer's Gets Unanimous Thumbs Up From FDA Panel
Posted in Medicine, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
If approved, donanemab will expand the first class of disease-modifying drugs, serving as the building blocks for future generations of drugs.
NHS offers first drug targeting advanced breast cancers driven by BRCA gene mutations
Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
Talazoparib (Talzenna) will become the NHS’s first targeted treatment for advanced breast cancers caused by mutations to BRCA genes
Thousands of women offered anastrozole to help prevent breast cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
Repurposing therapeutic drugs that have already been shown to be safe for prevention is an area with a lot of potential.
Study Finds Carcinogen Exposure Makes Cancer Cells More Susceptible to Immune Attack, with Implications for Treatment
Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller
The researchers hypothesized that DNA-mutating carcinogens may enhance the immune response to cancer.
Immunotherapy shows promise as a kinder first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancers
Posted in Medicine, Science on 7th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller
Immunotherapy can extend the response of some head and neck tumours to treatment, maintaining the anti-tumour effects and preventing them from growing or spreading for longer, a study reports.