This post was originally published on this site Breast cancer surgery with negative or clear margins, which leaves no signs of cancer behind, stimulates a protective anticancer immune response that reduces the risk of cancer spread to other regions in the body, a mouse study suggests. Researchers are now studying if the molecular culprits involved in…
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ChemioCare Developing New Lenalidomide Skin Patch
This post was originally published on this site Aiming to improve lenalidomide‘s safety and efficacy, ChemioCare is setting up to develop a new treatment formulation delivered through a skin patch, maintaining an optimal blood level of the medicine for prolonged periods of time. The new formulation uses the company’s permeation-enhanced transdermal technology (PETT), which “works like a…
Good Health Is Crucial to Caregiving
This post was originally published on this site A recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins University indicates that caregivers aren’t nearly as susceptible to poor health as once believed, as providing care has no more significance on a caregiver’s immune system than any other job. For years, caregivers have seen studies that reached the opposite…
PureTech Presents Data About Two Promising Anti-cancer Therapies
This post was originally published on this site PureTech Health is developing two promising candidate therapies that target key immunosuppressive mechanisms in cancer and may be used against cancers that fail to respond to existing immunotherapy approaches. The antibodies — LYT-200 and LYT-210 — were developed to inhibit the Galectin-9 protein and gamma delta 1 (γδ1)…
CAR T Cells Can Directly Target Lymphoma in Mice, Study Finds
This post was originally published on this site Using an advanced microscopic technique to visualize how CAR T cells work in a mouse model of lymphoma, researchers found that these cells can induce tumor regression by directly targeting and killing cancer cells but there is significant diversity in how they behave in an animal. The study,…
Study Ranks Gene Targets for More Effective, Tailored Cancer Therapies
This post was originally published on this site A large-scale screening provided a system to prioritize gene targets for the potential development of tailored cancer therapies. According to the scientists, the findings may also help produce the Cancer Dependency Map, a comprehensive rulebook for the precision treatment of cancer. The study, “Prioritisation of cancer therapeutic…
Simple Blood Test May Become Useful Biomarker of Alzheimer’s Progression and Treatment Response, Study Suggests
This post was originally published on this site Blood levels of a nerve cell-derived component, known as neurofilament light chain, could be used as a biomarker of disease severity and treatment response in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. The study, ”Association Between Longitudinal Plasma Neurofilament Light and Neurodegeneration in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease,”…
Clinical Trial to Evaluate Investigational GMI-1359 Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy
This post was originally published on this site GlycoMimetics is planning a clinical trial testing its therapy candidate GMI-1359 as a treatment for breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread to the bones, the company announced. GMI-1359 is a small molecule that simultaneously targets E-selectin and CXCR4, two adhesion molecules — cell surface proteins that…
Ninlaro Maintenance Therapy Prolongs and Boosts Treatment Benefits in Myeloma Patients, Study Says
This post was originally published on this site Maintenance therapy with Ninlaro (ixazomib) can prolong and boost therapeutic responses from initial treatment in multiple myeloma patients who did not undergo an autologous stem cell transplant, a study says. The study, “Ixazomib maintenance therapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: An integrated analysis of four phase I/II studies,” was…
Panic at the Disco
This post was originally published on this site Caring for a loved one as they battle dual terminal illnesses can be overwhelming, an experience filled with sadness, so I was thrilled when my aunt said that she was coming to town to visit for the weekend. I imagined the two sisters bonding over old memories…
Walking on Broken Glass
This post was originally published on this site My family and I stopped to look at art this week. While we wandered among sculptures, someone smashed the window of our truck and stole our stuff: all three passports, two cameras, and lots of clothes. Most devastatingly, though, they got my laptop. The book I’ve been…
Chemotherapy Improves Survival of AIDS-related Lymphoma Patients, Study Finds
This post was originally published on this site Patients with AIDS-related lymphoma have better survival outcomes when standard chemotherapy is added to their combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), a new study shows. The study, “The clinical features and prognosis of 100 AIDS-related lymphoma cases,” was published in Scientific Reports. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is known…