Myriad Genetics' myplan™ lung cancer test meets primary clinical endpoint
9/27/2013
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) has announced new data published in Clinical Cancer Research that showed the myPlan Lung Cancer test is a significant predictor of lung cancer death in patients with early-stage, resectable lung adenocarcinoma and may be a valuable tool for selecting which early-stage patients should be considered for additional post-surgical chemotherapy...
A potential new treatment option for patients with brain cancer
9/27/2013
A novel drug for patients with brain cancer, 2B3-101, has shown preliminary positive results. The Dutch biotech to-BBB has developed 2B3-101 and initiated a clinical trial to investigate this new treatment. The Phase I safety results will be presented at the European Cancer Congress 2013 in Amsterdam at the end of September...
Repurposed antidepressants have potential to treat small-cell lung cancer
9/27/2013
A bioinformatics approach to repurposing drugs resulted in identification of a class of antidepressants as a potential new treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Based on data generated using bioinformatics, two drugs approved by the U.S...
Smoking increases risk of complications, death after colorectal surgery and most common procedures
9/27/2013
Infection, pneumonia, blood clots and kidney failure are all possible complications after any major surgery. A new study shows that smoking boosts the risk of such complications following some of the most common colorectal procedures, including surgery for colon cancer, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease...
A team of cancer researchers at the University of California, San Diego has identified the existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers. These cells are resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy, and may drive the subsequent emergence of recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer...
In prostate cancer, unstable chromosomes linked to less favorable response to RT and surgery
9/27/2013
Detailed evaluation of a prostate cancer tumor biopsy may predict treatment outcomes for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) or surgery for prostate cancer, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting...
Research shows how medicine for the brain can be absorbed through the nose
9/27/2013
New Danish/Italian research shows how medicine for the brain can be absorbed through the nose. This paves the way to more effective treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and tumors in the brain. A big challenge in medical science is to get medicine into the brain when treating patients with neurological diseases...
Researchers block cell division, induce cell death, and overcome tumor resistance to therapy
9/27/2013
A new experimental approach to treating a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham). The method targets cancer stem cells - the cells that are critical for maintaining tumor growth - and halts their ability to proliferate by inhibiting enzymes that are essential for tumor progression...
Repurposed antidepressants have potential to treat small-cell lung cancer
9/27/2013
A bioinformatics approach to repurposing drugs resulted in identification of a class of antidepressants as a potential new treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Based on data generated using bioinformatics, two drugs approved by the U.S...
Smoking increases risk of complications, death after colorectal surgery and most common procedures
9/27/2013
Infection, pneumonia, blood clots and kidney failure are all possible complications after any major surgery. A new study shows that smoking boosts the risk of such complications following some of the most common colorectal procedures, including surgery for colon cancer, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease...