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Microencapsulated brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide tightly controlled therapy

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.

4 Sep 2013

Researchers discover new way to target senescent cancer cells for destruction

Resting cancer cells can be selectively destroyed by inhibiting their energy metabolism. This is the recent discovery by researchers at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, together with other cooperation partners from Germany. The findings of their study have been published in the scientific journal Nature.

4 Sep 2013

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

Viralytics Limited (ASX:VLA, OTCQX:VRACY) has released its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2013.

3 Sep 2013

Acacia Pharma raises $23.5 million in Series B financing

Acacia Pharma, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of drugs for supportive care, announces it has raised £15 million (~$23.5 million) in a Series B financing led by Fidelity Biosciences and Novo A/S.

3 Sep 2013

Roche's Herceptin formulation wins EU approval for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the European Commission has granted Roche European Union marketing authorization for the use of a time-saving subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin (trastuzumab) for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.

2 Sep 2013

Danish Cancer Society researcher studies connections between faith and cancer

"My results show that people's individual Christian faith becomes present during times of personal crisis. Faith and hope manifest themselves very intensely, but it is rare that they show in the classical forms we normally associate with Christianity.

31 Aug 2013

New delivery system for combination of 2 FDA approved drugs to fight HIV

A University of Minnesota research team featuring researchers from the Institute for Molecular Virology, School of Dentistry and Center for Drug Design has developed a new delivery system for a combination of two FDA approved drugs that may serve as an effective treatment for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

31 Aug 2013

European Commission approves Stivarga tablets for treatment of patients with mCRC

Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) announced today that the European Commission has approved Stivarga® (regorafenib) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

30 Aug 2013

Head, neck cancer patients receiving radiation complied with SPP likely to suffer side effects

A study from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) has found that head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment were less likely to suffer unwanted side effects such as worsening of diet, need for a feeding tube, or narrowing of the throat passage if they complied with a set of prescribed swallowing exercises called a swallow preservation protocol (SPP) during therapy.

30 Aug 2013

Protein activated by inflammation converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to most aggressive form

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell.

30 Aug 2013

Absence or presence of single protein can make cancer cells more or less susceptible to drugs

A new weakness has been discovered in cancer cells that may make them more susceptible to chemotherapy and other treatments. In a research report appearing in the September 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists identify the HDAC5 protein as being essential for the maintenance of structures, called telomeres, within cancer cells that promote cancer cells longevity.

30 Aug 2013

Researchers identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant salmonella

Continuing research on Salmonella may enable researchers to identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria as they evolve and spread, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

30 Aug 2013

Experts share tips on preventing ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in American women. Approximately 22,000 women are diagnosed annually and 14,000 die from the disease. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and Mount Sinai experts are sharing tips on prevention.

29 Aug 2013

Problems with key enzymes potentially lead to autism spectrum disorder

Problems with a key group of enzymes called topoisomerases can have profound effects on the genetic machinery behind brain development and potentially lead to autism spectrum disorder, according to research announced today in the journal Nature.

29 Aug 2013

Tumor Suppressor May Actually Drive Cancer Development

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28 Aug 2013

Researchers suggest new therapeutic target for brain tumor

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas — the most common form of brain tumor — suggesting a new target for therapies for a cancer that does not respond to current chemotherapy.

28 Aug 2013

Study shows genetic test to classify gastric cancers and match them to therapies offer best outcomes

Stomach cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, actually falls into three broad subtypes that respond differently to currently available therapies, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.

28 Aug 2013

Study: Apoptosis triggers alternate replication pathway in HHV

Washington, DC-Researchers from Children's National Medical Center have found that an alternate, "escape" replication process triggered by apoptosis-the process of cell death or "cell suicide"-appears to be common in human herpesviruses (HHV).

28 Aug 2013

Certain Hodgkin lymphoma treatments put patients at increased risk for stomach cancer

Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens were at increased risk of subsequently developing stomach cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

28 Aug 2013

Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas -- the most common form of brain tumor -- suggesting a new target for therapies for a cancer that does not respond to current chemotherapy.

28 Aug 2013

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Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Microencapsulated brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide tightly controlled therapy

Researchers discover new way to target senescent cancer cells for destruction

Viralytics releases financial results for 2013

Acacia Pharma raises $23.5 million in Series B financing

Roche's Herceptin formulation wins EU approval for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Danish Cancer Society researcher studies connections between faith and cancer

New delivery system for combination of 2 FDA approved drugs to fight HIV

European Commission approves Stivarga tablets for treatment of patients with mCRC

Head, neck cancer patients receiving radiation complied with SPP likely to suffer side effects

Protein activated by inflammation converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to most aggressive form

Absence or presence of single protein can make cancer cells more or less susceptible to drugs

Researchers identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant salmonella

Experts share tips on preventing ovarian cancer

Problems with key enzymes potentially lead to autism spectrum disorder

Tumor Suppressor May Actually Drive Cancer Development

Researchers suggest new therapeutic target for brain tumor

Study shows genetic test to classify gastric cancers and match them to therapies offer best outcomes

Study: Apoptosis triggers alternate replication pathway in HHV

Certain Hodgkin lymphoma treatments put patients at increased risk for stomach cancer

Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

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