Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy does not improve outcomes for cervical cancer patients
Results from the NRG Oncology GOG-0263 phase III clinical trial testing the addition of cisplatin-based chemotherapy to adjuvant radiotherapy following ...
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First-ever clinical trials evaluate fenofibrate as treatment for HPV-related cancers
A team from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is launching the nation's first-ever clinical trials evaluating the cholesterol drug fenofibrate (Triglide, Fibricor, ...
AstraZeneca receives positive NICE recommendations for lung cancer treatment
AstraZeneca announced that this week it has received two positive recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...
DNA repair gene mutations predict bladder cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
An analysis of pre-treatment tumor specimens from 105 patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer found that the presence of a ...
New model predicts kidney injury risk in cancer patients on cisplatin
In a recent study published in the BMJ, researchers created and validated a model to predict severe acute kidney injury ...
Innovative tool could safeguard cancer patients from chemotherapy-induced kidney damage
Using patient data from six major U.S. cancer centers, Brigham researchers and collaborators developed a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe ...
Trump misplaced blame when he said drug shortages were Biden’s fault
"Under 'Crooked Joe' Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines." Former president and current Republican ...
Using a gene signature to predict cancer patient's response to chemotherapy agent cisplatin
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have taken an important step in predicting which treatment will work for individual cancer patients. Using ...
Pt(IV)-conjugated drug-delivery system shows efficacy in glioblastoma therapy
A recent study published in the Journal of Controlled Release demonstrated a novel method for delivering anti-cancer drugs conjugated to modified cell-penetrating ...
Researchers identify gene expression correlated with response to chemotherapy in medulloblastomas
An international team led by the Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata University, has identified a new gene called Schlafen11 (SLFN11) whose ...