Nivolumab and AVD the New Standard in Hodgkin Lymphoma
4 days ago · The immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) should be part of the initial treatment of teens and adults with advanced forms of classic Hodgkin lymphoma, according to updated results from a large NCI-funded clinical trial. In the nearly 1,000-patient trial, treatment with nivolumab and a three-drug chemotherapy regimen called AVD was better at ...
Neoantigen DNA vaccines improve survival and immunity in triple ...
9 hours ago · Neoantigen DNA vaccines are safe and feasible and induce neoantigen-specific immune responses in triple-negative breast cancer patients. Zhang, X. et al., Genome Medicine, 16, 131 (2024). DOI: 10. ...
Chemotherapy - Latest research and news | Nature
4 days ago · Chemotherapy articles from across Nature Portfolio. Chemotherapy is a treatment used to kill cancer cells. It involves taking one or more of a type of drug that interferes with the DNA of fast...
New cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death from disease ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer resulted in a significant increase in survival rates, a new study shows.
FDA expands approval of breast cancer drug Kisqali to ... - NBC News
Sep 17, 2024 · In a phase 3 clinical trial from the drugmaker Novartis, Kisqali reduced the risk of a patient’s breast cancer coming back by 25% after three years when given in addition to standard treatments,...
Chemotherapy - latest research news and features - Medical Xpress
Nov 4, 2024 · Chemotherapy is a powerful cancer medication—but it can also be a very challenging treatment. It works by killing fast-growing cancer cells but kills healthy cells too, so it's important to know...
Cancer-fighting antibodies inject chemo directly into tumor cells ...
Jun 2, 2024 · By attaching a chemotherapy drug to an antibody, doctors are able to deliver more potent cancer-fighting medicines directly into tumor cells, all while causing fewer side effects.
New glioblastoma treatment reaches human brain tumor and …
Jun 6, 2024 · In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, scientists used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy...
In two early trials, blood cancer treatment appears ... - NBC News
Mar 13, 2024 · Two early trials published Wednesday showed promise in treating one of the deadliest types of cancer, glioblastoma. The aggressive brain cancer, which took the lives of John McCain and Beau...
Breast Cancer Drug Trial Results in ‘Unheard-Of’ Survival
June 7, 2022. The patients had metastatic breast cancer that had been progressing despite rounds of harsh chemotherapy. But a treatment with a drug that targeted cancer cells with laserlike...
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