Industry News
Phase II trial of ipilimumab-nivolumab combo shows promise in advanced melanoma
4/21/2015
Giving the two immunotherapies ipilimumab and nivolumab simultaneously yielded better treatment responses than ipilimumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma who received no prior treatment...
A new diagnostic method, namely spectral histopathology, facilitates marker-free detection of individual subtypes of lung cancers.
"Real World" data support use of blood test for EGFR mutation in advanced NSCLC
4/21/2015
AstraZeneca presented results from two key studies showing the effectiveness of plasma circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) testing for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status in newly...
'Revitalised' bowel cancer plan could save 90,000 lives, Australia
4/21/2015
The Australian Government's "revitalised" National Bowel Cancer Screening Program could save 90,000 Australian lives over the next four decades if at least 60 per cent of eligible people...
Peloton Therapeutics, Inc., a drug discovery and development company focused on advancing first-in-class, small molecule cancer therapies targeting unexploited molecular vulnerabilities, presented...
Pilot study of Adiposet Service for lipomodelling announced in UK
4/21/2015
Regenerys Ltd., the Sheffield- and Cambridge-based regenerative medicine company announces a pilot study of its Adiposet tissue collection, testing and storage service, which has the potential to...
Leading doctors warn that medical and public recognition of sepsis - thought to contribute to between a third and a half of all hospital deaths - must improve if the number of deaths from this...
Researcher warns of increased cancer risk with excess supplement use
4/21/2015
Though dietary supplements can offer health benefits, one researcher warns that excess use of these supplements may raise the risk of cancer.
New research finds smoking and mother's genetics combine to increase likelihood of twins
4/21/2015
The presence of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of gene TP53 may play crucial role in 'twinning' for mothers who smokeAfrican American mothers who smoke and have a genetic profile that...
Obesity significantly increases prostate cancer risk in African-American men, study finds
4/21/2015
Obesity has a profoundly different effect on prostate cancer risk in African-American as compared to non-Hispanic white men.