Institute for Glycomics reveals world first 3D image of a protein involved in the spread of cancer
12/04/2015
Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics has made scientific history by determining the first three dimensional image of a protein linked to the spread of cancer.
Neoadjuvant use of pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer: Hint of lesser benefit
12/04/2015
No proof of positive effects, more treatment discontinuations due to side effects.Pertuzumab (trade name: Perjeta) is approved for two therapeutic indications.
Prenatal maternal iron intake shown to affect the neonatal brain
12/04/2015
In the first study of its kind, researchers have shown that inadequate maternal iron intake during pregnancy exerts subtle effects on infant brain development.
Sylvester presents latest cancer research at ASH Annual Meeting
12/04/2015
Researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will present a selection of the latest advances in hematology research at this year's...
'Nanobombs' might deliver agents that alter gene activity in cancer stem cells
12/04/2015
Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J.
Price of cancer drugs varies by up to 388% between European countries, Australia, and New Zealand
12/04/2015
The price of new cancer drugs varies widely (from 28% to 388%) between high-income countries in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, new research published in The Lancet Oncology has found.
Gold-based nanomedicine could revolutionise the effectiveness of lung cancer treatments
12/04/2015
The use of nanoparticles could revolutionise the targeting and effectiveness of lung cancer treatment according to researchers presenting at the British Thoracic Society's Winter Meeting today...
Targeting protein homeostasis holds potential to treat solid tumors and blood cancers
12/04/2015
The success of proteasome inhibitors such as VELCADE® (bortezomib) and Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) for the treatment of multiple myeloma has shown that protein homeostasis, which is how cells...
'Master switch' helps cancer cells survive stress
12/03/2015
New survival mechanism could be a target for future cancer drugs. Scientists have discovered a 'master switch' within cancer cells that seems to override the normal stress response and allows...
Spreading cancer cells must change their environment to grow
12/03/2015
Spreading cancer cells arriving in a new part of the body must be able to change their new environment to continue to grow, according to a study by Cancer Research UK scientists at the Francis...