cancer therapy

Conceptual illustration of C’ dot nanoparticles adapted with HER2-targeting antibody fragments (dark blue and green) and cancer-killing drugs (teal), entering a tumor cell via HER2 receptors (orange).
Completely eradicating gastric cancer with an antibody fragment-nanoparticle therapeutic: in mice
Conceptual illustration of C’ dot nanoparticles adapted with HER2-targeting antibody fragments (dark blue and green)
Self-assembled drugs become a focus for much more targeted cancer therapies
Two different compounds (pictured above) were generated using zinc (left) and manganese (right). Whilst these
Extending the functional life of cancer fighting circuitry in microbes with synthetic biology

Bioengineers and biologists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method to

A new way to determine whether or not single drug-delivery nanoparticles will successfully hit their intended targets

Targeting nanoparticles rotate faster and move across larger areas Targeted drug-delivery systems hold significant promise

The possibility of developing novel dendritic cell-based immunotherapies against cancer

For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could

The ultimate personalized cancer therapy – a new drug is created for every patient

A new approach to identifying “signposts” on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the

A new sensor to help determine cancer therapy

Hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecule reveals whether chemotherapy drugs are having their intended effects. MIT chemical engineers

Delivering killer protein to cancer using camouflaged nanoparticles

A biomimetic nanosystem can deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors, according to a

Could simple baking soda boost cancer therapy?

Ludwig researchers describe how acidity turns oxygen-starved cancer cells dormant and drug resistant—and a potentially

A double whammy of a virus combined with boosting the natural immune system to better fight cancer

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer

Making a new cancer drug 1000 times cheaper opens many doors

Making drugs cheaper doesn’t always require pricey investments. A joint initiative by researchers from TU

Scientists harness a super assassin Huntington’s gene for a new cancer treatment

Patients with Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic illness that causes the breakdown of nerve cells

A master switch for programming cancer immunotherapy?

During infection or tumor growth, a type of specialized white blood cells called CD8+ T

New nanovaccine can carry multiple weapons to fight tumors

Vaccine stimulates multi-pronged immune attack, inhibits tumor-induced immune suppression Scientists are using their increasing knowledge