A new study has found that Istradefylline, a drug already approved to treat Parkinson's disease, not only reduces the toxicity associated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, but also boosts its cancer-fighting power, promising a potential treatment to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.
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Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies. Its incidence rate is second only to endometrial cancer worldwide, and it ranks first in developing countries and regions. According to statistics, there are 450000 new cases of cervical cancer worldwide every year. The occurrence and development of cervical cancer usually go through a relatively long process, so it is possible to prevent this disease.
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Significant Improvement In Survival For Pancreatic Cancer Patients! A first-Line NALIRIFOX Regimen To Look Forward To!
As medicine continues to advance, there are many good drugs and options to fight cancer. Just recently, a study showed that the NALIRIFOX regimen significantly improved the overall survival of patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who had not received previous treatment.
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Targeted drug Selpercatinib has received accelerated approval from the FDA. It is cancer-independent and may benefit any solid tumour with a positive RET gene fusion. It is up to 84% effective in selected patients with non-small cell lung cancer!
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Study Shows Drug Halves Recurrence Rate In Patients With Early-Stage EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer!
A new clinical trial update shows that oxitinib (known as Teresa, or 9291) nearly doubled disease-free survival and halved post-operative recurrence rates in lung cancer patients carrying an early stage EGFR mutation!
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The trial is testing the effectiveness of two chemotherapy drugs, oxaliplatin and gemcitabine, in combination with radiotherapy, an approach that has been used to treat other aggressive tumours
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New Research Shows Promise For Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Patients To Reduce Treatment Side Effects!
Researchers at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have now identified a new treatment that promises to help cancer patients with bone marrow transplants manage side effects better than current standard therapies, making the treatment more effective and safer.
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Silver fungus contains nitrates, which are converted into nitrites when they enter the body, and nitrites are carcinogenic.
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Pancreatic cancer is a complex disease that affects the patient's body, often with pain and loss of weight, so it needs to be treated promptly.
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The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Adagrasib for the treatment of patients with KRAS G12C mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. In the trial, the drug resulted in disease control in 80% of patients, of which, 43% had substantial tumour shrinkage.