Liver cancer vaccine effective in mice
6/05/2014
Tweaking a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has enabled scientists to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective at preventing the disease in mice.
Novartis has announced data showing Zykadia™ (ceritinib, previously known as LDK378) shrank tumors in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer...
Novartis has announced results from the first-ever pivotal Phase III study evaluating a JAK 1/2 inhibitor for the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV).
Half a million cancers prevented by colorectal cancer screening
6/05/2014
An estimated half a million cancers were prevented by colorectal cancer screening in the United States from 1976 to 2009, report researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness...
The most aggressive cancer cells isolated by new device
6/05/2014
Not all cancer cells are created equal - some stay put in the primary tumor, while others move and invade elsewhere.
The human lymphatic system is an important but poorly understood circulatory system consisting of tiny vessels spread throughout the body.
For the first time tumor chromosomal translocations reproduced in human cells
6/05/2014
Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) and the Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Centre (CNIC) have been able to reproduce, for the first time in human cells...
Predicting breast cancer metastatic risk
6/05/2014
The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Einstein...
Promising long-term results for combination immunotherapy for advanced melanoma
6/05/2014
The first long-term follow-up results from a phase 1b immunotherapy trial combining drugs for advanced melanoma patients has shown encouraging results - long-lasting with high survival rates ...
Public health often ignored in transportation policy: major roads built in poorest neighborhoods
6/05/2014
A new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows public health issues are often ignored in many transportation projects, especially when major roads are built through lower-income...