Pancreatic cancer has long been known as the "king of cancers" due to its poor prognosis. However, a recent study showed that adding Mitazalimab to a modified FOLFIRINOX regimen resulted in control of over 90% of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, with 52% of patients experiencing significant tumour shrinkage!
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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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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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New Discovery: Drug For Parkinson's Disease That May Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects And Boost Cancer-Fighting Power!
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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UK Launches First Clinical Trial Of Proton Beam Therapy For Breast Cancer To Help Patients Reduce The Risk Of Heart Problems Caused By Radiotherapy
The clinical trial (PARABLE) will take place at 22 sites across the UK and is planned to recruit 192 patients at higher risk of developing heart problems. the PARABLE trial is led by researchers from the Royal Marsden Hospital, the University of Cambridge, and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) UK, and is managed by the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, funded by Cancer Research UK, at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). was conducted.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer? What Should Patients With Prostate Cancer Be Aware Of?
There are many ways to treat prostate cancer and radiation therapy is a common treatment for prostate cancer, but many prostate cancer patients want to know what the side effects of radiation therapy are.
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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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Immunotherapy has been a very important treatment in recent years, with many patients in lung cancer, malignant melanoma and many other cancers experiencing dramatic improvements in prognosis with this cutting-edge therapy. In pancreatic cancer, however, progress in immunotherapy has been very slow and its effectiveness has been extremely limited.
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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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New Developments In Gastric Cancer Research: Keytruda In Combination With Chemotherapy Significantly Improves Survival In Patients With Advanced Disease!
Results from a pivotal phase 3 trial show that the PD-1 therapy Keytruda, in combination with chemotherapy, significantly improves survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer and has a favorable safety profile. Patients benefited regardless of their PD-L1 expression.