News articles tagged with 'chemotherapy'
GOLFIG increased progression-free survival in colorectal cancer patients
— 6 Apr 2011 17:55 | HealthOncologists can use colorectal cancer patients' own immune system to boost the effects of chemotherapy and increase progression-free survival, according to Phase III study results presented…
Personalised dendritic cell vaccine increases survival in patients with deadly brain cancer
— 17 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthA dendritic cell vaccine personalised for each individual based on the patient's own tumour may increase median survival time in those with a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,…
Tiny gems take big step toward battling cancer
— 10 Mar 2011 18:23 | HealthChemotherapy drug resistance contributes to treatment failure in more than 90 percent of metastatic cancers. Overcoming this hurdle would significantly improve cancer survival rates…
Malaria's weakest link
— 9 Mar 2011 19:14 | HealthA group of researchers from EPFL's Global Health Institute (GHI) and Inserm (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, the French government agency for biomedical research)…
New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test
— 9 Mar 2011 18:41 | HealthBowel cancer patients whose tumours contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical study…
Ohio State study: Targeted ovarian cancer therapy not cost-effective
— 8 Mar 2011 14:44 | HealthAn analysis conducted by Ohio State University cancer researchers has found that adding the targeted therapy bevacizumab to the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer is…
New peptide could be effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer
— 1 Mar 2011 18:24 | HealthA new peptide developed by researchers in Temple University's College of Science and Technology has demonstrated efficacy against triple negative breast cancer…
BUSM study shows chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery improves survival
— 1 Mar 2011 17:24 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that patients with node negative T3 and T4 non-small lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy before surgery had…
Fish oil fights weight loss due to chemotherapy
— 28 Feb 2011 16:43 | HealthA new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Published early…
Protective strategy shields primate ovaries from radiation-therapy-induced damage
— 22 Feb 2011 23:33 | HealthA strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an…