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Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer
worldpharmanews
January 21, 2019
A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can improve the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of conventional cancer treatments.
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Muscle stem cells can drive cancer that arises in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
worldpharmanews
January 16, 2019
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can develop an otherwise-rare muscle cancer, called rhabdomyosarcoma, due to the muscle cells' continuous work to rebuild the damaged tissue.
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Liquid biopsy-based system could prevent cancer from spreading
pharmaphorum
January 14, 2019
Angle’s liquid biopsy system has been used in new cancer research that could provide a novel way to treat breast cancer and other tumours, by stopping or suppressing their spread from the original site.
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UC Berkeley develops drug sponge to soak up chemotherapy side effects
pharmaceutical-technology
January 11, 2019
Chemical engineers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have developed a drug sponge that could absorb the residual chemotherapy drug and minimise cancer treatment side effects.....
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Evolving World of Pharma: A new model for healthcare: personalized medicine
Sarah Harding
January 10, 2019
Fellow sci-fi fans might share memories of Star Trek’s Dr ‘Bones’ McCoy scanning J.T. Kirk with a futuristic hand-held gadget to discover a mysterious illness… which of course provided the medical team with a quick fix, every time.
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Cancer Death Rate in U.S. Decreased Continuously From 1991 to 2016
drugs
January 09, 2019
The overall cancer death rate decreased continuously by 27 percent from 1991 to 2016, according to a report published online Jan. 8 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.....
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AstraZeneca rejigs commercial ranks around cancer, biopharma in wake of Mallon's departure
fiercepharma
January 08, 2019
With key commercial cog Mark Mallon bound for Ironwood Pharmaceuticals' CEO spot, AstraZeneca is shaking up its corporate structure and revamping top management.
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Radiation Doses From CT Scans Vary Widely
drugs
January 08, 2019
CT scans diagnose many serious conditions and illnesses, but they expose patients to levels of radiation that aren't always consistent and may be harmful, a new study finds......
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Jazz and Codiak collaborate on creating engineered exosomes for cancer
pharmaceutical-technology
January 07, 2019
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced a collaboration with Codiak Biosciences to research, develop and commercialise cancer therapies created through engineering exosomes......
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Takeda forms new alliances to boosts immuno-oncology portfolio
pharmaceutical-technology
January 07, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical has formed new research alliances to bolster the discovery of next-generation immunotherapies, including cell therapy techniques, for the treatment of cancer......