oncology
FDA approves groundbreaking treatment for advanced melanoma
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
TIL therapy shrank tumours in about a third of patients who had run out of treatment options, according to a clinical trial.
Chip Checks Blood To See If Cancer Treatment Is Working By Fourth Week
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
The researchers looked at liquid biopsies, tests that look for signs of cancer in the patient's blood, like cancer cells shed by tumors.
Genetic Study Estimates Risk of Death From Prostate Cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
The chance of dying from prostate cancer can be reliably estimated from a short section of genetic material.
Penn analysis shows low risk of secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
The development of any type of second cancer following CAR T cell therapy is a rare occurrence, as found in an analysis of more than 400 patients treated at Penn Medicine.
Therapeutic peptide developed for triple-negative breast cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
Scientists demonstrate how disrupting the Cx26 molecular complex in triple-negative breast cancer cells slowed tumour growth.