Most of the current clinical anti-tumor drugs used in chemotherapy move around in the patient’s blood after intake and are unable to pinpoint the targeted tumor. As a result, while kil... Read more
In study, test proved able to detect and localize more than 20 types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy Test detected methylation patterns associated with cancer in free-floating DNA i... Read more
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified 10 cancer drugs currently in clinical trials that do not work how clinicians thought they would. In identifying what went w... Read more
Researchers have engineered gold-based molecules that target cancer cells and leave healthy cells unharmed, in a critical step towards precision cancer drugs with fewer toxic side effects. P... Read more
Targeting nanoparticles rotate faster and move across larger areas Targeted drug-delivery systems hold significant promise for treating cancer effectively by sparing healthy surrounding tiss... Read more
Treating cancer more selectively and more effectively – this could be achieved with an innovative technology developed by teams of researchers at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekular... Read more
Tumor cells circulating in blood are markers for the early detection and prognosis of cancer. However, detection of these cells is challenging because of their scarcity. In the journal Angew... Read more
Injection of nanoparticle has proven effective in mouse models, researchers say Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, the most aggressive type... Read more
Cellular soldiers created using the body’s own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during surgeries, preventing metastasis and saving lives, a Vanderbilt University biomed... Read more
Two drugs that block cell division synergize to kill tumor cells. When it comes to killing cancer cells, two drugs are often better than one. Some drug combinations offer a one-two punch tha... Read more
Scientists at The University of Toledo investigating improvements to a commonly used chemotherapy drug have discovered an entirely new class of cancer-killing agents that show promise in era... Read more
A strain of the common cold virus has been found to potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer, a new study in the medical journal Clinical Cancer Re... Read more
‘Unprecedented achievement’ provides sufficient quantities of a fully synthetic halichondrin molecule for clinical trials now underway It’s a feat three decades in the making: Harvard Univer... Read more
An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and enables the more precise excision of tumours. Electrosurgical... Read more
Small molecule drug may prevent chemotherapy resistance Scientists have discovered a small molecule drug that may stop cancer cells from becoming resistant to chemotherapy. Drug resistance i... Read more
