News articles tagged with 'metastatic' (Page 2)
Colorectal cancer patients with gene mutation show better response to cancer agent
— 27 Oct 2010 11:54 | HealthEven though the cancer-treatment agent cetuximab is not considered effective treatment for KRAS (a gene)-mutated metastatic colorectal tumours, new research indicates that patients…
New tumour proteins may identify a range of cancers early
— 22 Oct 2010 18:40 | HealthA new study led by Ohio State University cancer researchers describes a novel cancer-specific protein that is present in a broad range of cancer types and at all stages of tumour development,…
Pazopanib shows promise in Phase II trial for relapsed/refractory urothelial cancer
— 13 Oct 2010 14:29 | HealthAn ongoing Phase-II trial investigating a new, targeted therapy for metastatic urothelial cancer has generated promising early results, Italian researchers reported at the 35th Congress…
Melanoma drug shrinks brain metastases in phase I/II study
— 13 Oct 2010 14:20 | HealthA new drug being developed to treat potentially deadly melanoma skin cancers has shown a promising ability to shrink secondary tumours, known as metastases, in the brain in patients…
Abiraterone acetate improves survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
— 13 Oct 2010 14:08 | HealthPatients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed after chemotherapy live significantly longer if treated with the drug abiraterone acetate compared…
Identifying subsets of patients who will respond to subsequent lines of chemotherapy
— 11 Oct 2010 10:03 | HealthIn a study presented at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Dr Giovanni Bernardo from Fondazione Maugeri in Pavia, Italy, presented results that suggested…
Targeted therapy promising for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
— 9 Oct 2010 08:44 | HealthA new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European…
c-Met may be a biomarker for metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
— 29 Sep 2010 15:20 | HealthTargeting c-Met may be a promising personalised treatment method for approximately 45 percent of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have c-Met-positive tumours, according…
Dense bones linked to raised risk for prostate cancer
— 29 Jul 2010 10:52 | HealthMen who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of…
Taking aim at metastatic lung tumours
— 15 Jun 2010 03:33 | HealthA new study uses a sophisticated genomic analysis to unravel some of the complex cellular signals that drive the deadly invasive spread of lung cancer. The research, published by Cell…