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NIH researchers develop AI tool with potential to more precisely match cancer drugs to patients

Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Proof-of-concept study analyzed a newer technology known as single-cell RNA sequencing.

Immunotherapy Developed To Localize Cancer-Killing Molecules

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

A new immunotherapy has been developed that localizes cytokines to tumors for weeks.

£1.7 million for the world’s first vaccine to prevent lung cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

The scientists developing this lung cancer vaccine will first use lab tests to see if it successfully triggers an immune response. And if the results are positive, the vaccine will move straight into a clinical trial.

How does cancer treatment in the UK measure up to other countries?

Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Overall, people in the UK were treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than in comparable countries, and patients 85 and over were the least likely group to receive these treatments.

Study suggests tumour microenvironments could predict cancer progression

Posted in Highlights from UCL, Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have revealed that examining the immune cells in the environment surrounding a tumour could help predict cancer progression and treatment response.