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Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, is the treatment of disease by chemicals especially by killing micro-organisms or cancerous cells. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen.

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Therapy Boosts Immune Response Against Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer

Innovative use of lipid nanoparticles to deliver immune agonists shows promise in activating anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma models.

9 Sep 2024

Researchers Uncover Hundreds of New Potential Cancer Driver Genes

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered hundreds of potential new cancer driver genes.

4 Sep 2024

European Commission Approves Erdafitinib for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved BALVERSA®▼(erdafitinib) as a once-daily oral monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC), harbouring susceptible fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) genetic alterations who have previously received at least one line of therapy containing a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor in the unresectable or metastatic treatment setting.

30 Aug 2024

RYBREVANT Receives EC Nod for Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment

Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved a Type II extension of indication for RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin and pemetrexed), for the treatment of adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Exon 19 deletions (ex19del) or Exon 21 L858R substitution (L858R) mutations, after failure of prior therapy including an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

30 Aug 2024

Researchers on the Brink of a Scientific Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

By figuring out how the body’s immune system targets diseased cells, a multinational team of scientists is on the cusp of a breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

29 Aug 2024

New Study Uncovers Impact of Age on Thymic Epithelial Cells and Immune System Function

Research identifies two states of age-associated thymic epithelial cells, linking thymic degeneration to aging and injury, impacting immune system function.

26 Aug 2024

Novel ATP Imaging System Reveals Insights into Kidney Energy Metabolism

The prevalence of kidney disease has been increasing in Japan, with it now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatment remains a challenge.

24 Jul 2024

AI-Driven Design of Soluble Protein Analogs for Drug Discovery and Antibody Development

Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins: when molecules of a drug candidate bind to these proteins, like a key going into a lock, they trigger chemical cascades that alter cellular behavior.

24 Jun 2024

New Cold-Sensing Protein Discovery Could Revolutionize Pain Management

The only available treatments for millions of people with chronic pain worldwide frequently involve the use of opioids, which pose the risk of addiction and overdose.

24 Jun 2024

New Clinical Trial Offers Path to Sickle Cell Cure

The most recent results from a clinical trial were given by researchers in an effort to find a cure for sickle cell disease, a painful genetic blood illness that has few available treatments.

17 Jun 2024

Stem cell-based kidney chip revolutionizes disease modeling and research

An organ-on-chip system containing a kidney glomerulus using human-induced pluripotent stem cells and an ultrathin membrane.

17 Jun 2024

Simplified Proteomics Method Could Open the Door Toward Precision Medicine

Proteins are workhorses that carry out most of the biological functions in our cells.

12 Jun 2024

Exploring the Use of Weakened Viruses for Cancer Treatment

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have found that an attenuated virus can aid in the elimination of cancer in mice. Furthermore, mice given this virus treatment had a higher lifetime tumor-prevention rate.

12 Jun 2024

Water-Soluble Bacterial Enzyme Could Enable Rapid Screening of Potential Antibiotics

A bacterial enzyme called histidine kinase is a promising target for new classes of antibiotics. However, it has been difficult to develop drugs that target this enzyme, because it is a "hydrophobic" protein that loses its structure once removed from its normal location in the cell membrane.

11 Jun 2024

Exploring the Dynamic Interactions of Circadian Clock Proteins

Circadian clocks, which drive circadian rhythms, are entwined with many essential systems in living things including plants, fungi, insects, and even humans.

5 Jun 2024

Impact of Rare Disease Mutation Could Extend to More Prevalent Conditions

REX1 is a gene that is meant to direct the maintenance of the entire body’s DNA, but new research shows that when people are born with mutated TREX1, the DNA suffers catastrophic damage over time, resulting in a deadly rare disease known as retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy (RVCL).

5 Jun 2024