Cancer
New targeted therapy promises strong response rate across 17 cancer types
June 5, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, Loxo Oncology, oncology
Loxo Oncology’s lead therapy larotrectinib made a big impact at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, …
Breakthrough treatment for ovarian cancer displays promising results
June 5, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, ICR, ovarian cancer
A treatment that specifically targets ovarian cancer cells has shown that half of women who took the drug experienced shrinking …
T cells found to ‘acquire knowledge’ to take fight to metastatic cancer
May 17, 2017Research and Development Cancer, T cell, immunotherapy
T cells are widely known as being crucial in the fight against cancer within the body but little was known, …
ICR track cancer to ‘carbon date’ progression
May 11, 2017Research and Development Cancer, ICR, bowel cancer, oncology
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has collaborated with sites across Scotland, Italy and the US to study the disease …
WHO aims to increase uptake of biosimilars in poorer countries
May 4, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, Roche, WHO, biosimilars
The WHO has announced that it will launch a project to prequalify biosimilar medicines for the treatment of certain cancers. …
Study discovers origin of cancer metastases and why they reoccur
May 3, 2017Research and Development Cancer, metastases
A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the secrets of where metastases originate and why …
FDA condemns 14 companies selling fraudulent cancer ‘cures’ online
April 26, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA
The FDA has struck out against a wave of companies offering cancer treatments online which fraudulently claim to be able …
Research identifies marker for aggressive ovarian cancer
April 26, 2017Research and Development Cancer, ovarian cancer
Scientists have identified a marker which they believe can inform whether a tumour will become more aggressive and pose a …
Quarter of cancer patients visit GP three times with no diagnosis
April 25, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, GP, NHS, oncology
A recent study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, has found that 23% of those suffering from cancer …
Investigational ImmunoGen drug gives hope against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
April 20, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Immunogen, ovarian cancer
Research from GlobalData has suggested that an investigational drug from ImmunoGen could prove effective in treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, an …
Huge doses of vitamin C found to boost cancer treatment
April 12, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Vitamin c
It may sound like the kind of science that would raise eyebrows rather than scientific interest but recent research has …
Supercomputer discovers how cell membrane shape causes cancer
April 5, 2017Research and Development Cancer, K-Ras
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have harnessed the power of a supercomputer to analyse one particular …
Researchers identify key protein in cancer drug resistance
April 5, 2017Research and Development Cancer, university of salford
A University of Salford research team has identified a gene which they believe is one of the leading causes of …
Immunotherapy: The three major treatments that are changing cancer prognoses
March 13, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, MSD, Roche, immunotherapy, keytruda, oncology, opdivo, tecentriq
The promise of Immunotherapy as a game-changer for cancer treatment has been evident since its advent in the space. However, …
Researchers find common protein link between cancer and autism
March 10, 2017Medical Communications Cancer, SHANK, University of Turku, autism
Researchers from the University of Turku, in Finland, have discovered that there is a common protein, named SHANK, that is …
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