Merck just accomplished a feat its rivals haven’t so far. Friday, England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the company’s Keytruda to treat certain bladder cancer patients, making it the first immuno-oncology med to win the cost watchdog’s favor for that use….
Alcohol-abuse Drug Antabuse Kills Cancer Cells
A new study of Alcohol-abuse Drug Antabuse is effective against cancer cells. The study has researched by an international team including researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The study also identifies a potential mechanism of action for the anti-tumor effect. As developing new cancer…
Parasite Treatment Fights Prostate Cancer
Cancer researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway have been experimenting with hundreds of known drugs in recent years to see how they influence cancer cells of Prostate Cancer. Their most recent discovery shows that a medication prescribed for…
Cancer Drug Effective for Heart Failure Treatment, Preclinical Study Shows
Preclinical Cancer Drug Discoveries Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that newly-developed cancer drugs may also provide a treatment option for heart failure patients. Heart failure is the leading cause of mortality, hospitalization and healthcare costs in the U.S. Even…
Cancer Cells Shown to Co-Opt DNA “Repair Crew”
In experiments with human colon cancer cells and mice, a team led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer origins when a normal part of cells’ machinery generally used to repair DNA damage…
Nanotechnology: A New Avenue to Fight Cancer
Paris-based Nanobiotix is a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company that is spearheading efforts to harness physics rather than biology, as a way to destroy cancer cells. Founded in 2003 by CEO Laurent Levy, Ph.D., as a spin-off the State University of New…
Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection of Cancer
A research team from the United States and Canada has developed and successfully tested new computational software that determines whether a human DNA sample, through DNA analysis, includes an epigenetic add-on linked to cancer and other adverse health conditions. In the…
Cells Dripped Into The Brain Help Man Fight Deadly Cancer
A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel treatment to help his immune system attack his disease – another first in this promising field….
Cancer Immunotherapies to Witness Extraordinary Growth by 2022
The market size for cancer immunotherapies is expected to grow more than fourfold from $16.9 billion in 2015 to $75.8 billion by 2022, representing a rapid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.9%, according to business intelligence provider GBI Research. The…