Category: Cancer
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The FDA granted fast track designation to cavrotolimod for two skin cancer indications, according to the agent’s manufacturer.
One designation applies to use of cavrotolimod (AST-008, Exicure) in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy for treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma refractory to prior anti-PD-1 blockade.
The other applies to use of the agent in combination with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy for treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma refractory to prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.
Researchers have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.
New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
Critics of retired supreme court justice say QALYs measure not intended for public health debate
Seven years before Lord Sumption found himself at the centre of a media storm over his apparent suggestion that the life of a woman with stage 4 cancer was “less valuable”, the former supreme court justice wrote a judgment that seemed to take a very different view.
In 2014, addressing the Tony Nicklinson case in a decision which upheld a ban on doctors helping patients to end their lives, he called the sanctity of life a “fundamental moral value”.
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New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
DR MARTIN SCURR: Spinal stenosis, a condition in which the space around the spinal cord narrows, affects around one in ten people. It is often caused by wear and tear of the spine.
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease. …
NHS bosses say urgent cancer treatment should have same priority of care as Covid patientsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNHS bosses have instructed hospitals to keep performing urgent cancer surgery despite Covid pressures, after a growing number…
Researchers have developed a new computational tool to accurately differentiate between cancer cells and normal cells when analyzing large single-cell RNA-sequencing data. …
Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic’s synthesis. The improved understanding of the chemistry behind this process could allow researchers to adapt this and similar compounds for use…
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