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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In recommendations released on 2 February 2023, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends that doctors consider neratinib for patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, regardless of their estrogen receptor status.
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According to data from cohort 17 of the phase 1b COSMIC-021 trial (NCT03170960), the combination therapy of cabozantinib and atelizumab, at a mean follow-up of 25.9 months, 17% of the 30 patients in cohort 17 had significant tumour shrinkage or disappearance, giving an overall disease control rate of 60% when those with stable lesions were added. 5 patients with tumours in remission All of the patients whose tumours had shrunk by at least 30%.
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Disease
Can Kidney Cancer Be Passed On To The Next Generation? What Abnormalities Can Kidney Cancer Cause In The Body?
Many kidney cancer patients want to know whether the disease is hereditary. It is really necessary to learn more about the disease because kidney cancer is one of the common diseases nowadays, so let's take a look at whether kidney cancer can be passed on to the next generation. What abnormalities will kidney cancer cause in the body?
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The Royal Marsden Hospital was founded in 1851 and was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer. The Royal Marsden Cancer Centre is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and is regarded as one of the top three cancer centres in the world, treating over 60,000 NHS and self-funded patients each year.
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For many patients after early lung cancer surgery, it is common for them to worry about recurrence. For this reason, many patients tend to undergo CT examinations more closely to ensure that they have not had a recurrence. However, a recent new study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that even with more frequent CT reviews, post-operative outcomes for lung cancer did not improve...
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Everyone wants to be in good health because we all know that good health is the only way to live a better life. However, many diseases still occur frequently nowadays, so we need to know about the common diseases
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Eye cancer is a very dangerous disease, and as the disease develops, it will affect the patient's body more and more, so it is important for eye cancer patients to receive timely treatment.
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Apparatus
New Targeted Drug For Leukaemia Approved, 35% Of Patients' Cancer Cells Disappear Completely!
The US FDA has approved a new leukaemia drug, Olutasidenib, which has been shown to be effective and has a controlled safety profile, resulting in the complete disappearance of cancer cells in 35% of patients enrolled, with efficacy lasting up to 25.9 months.
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UniversityClinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE was founded on 17 May 1889 in Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, and is one of Europe's leading hospitals and the NO.1 medical centre of its size in Hamburg.