oncology
Investigational T-cell therapy shows antiviral efficacy and safety in cancer patients treated with stem cell transplant
Posted in Medicine on 12th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
Posoleucel T-cell therapy that simultaneously targets six different viruses, demonstrated promising antiviral efficacy and safety in a phase II study of patients who had undergone stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer or other blood diseases.
Immunotherapy prior to surgery strikingly effective for patients with colorectal cancer
Posted in Medicine on 12th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
The researchers anticipated PD-1 inhibitors could be at least as effective for locally-advanced but operable cancer as they have historically been in the treatment of metastatic dMMR/MSI-H CRC, but were surprised to find it so much more effective for this patient population.
Approaching 2023, here are the top 5 cancer research breakthroughs of 2022
Posted in Medicine on 27th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Worldwide, cancer research scientists have been busy making exciting new discoveries about cancer. Here are the top five cancer research breakthroughs made by cancer researchers in 2022.
New immune therapy for advanced melanoma offers hope for hard-to-treat disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
TIL therapy, which uses a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer, was found in a clinical trial to work better than the existing treatment for metastatic melanoma.
P53 could be key to therapies for salivary gland cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Researchers found that certain drugs can change the fundamental makeup of cancer stem cells in mouse models of mucoepidermoid carcinoma -- a lethal form of salivary gland cancer that currently has no treatment options.