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Lilly takes back cancer drug with AurKa buy
pharmatimes
July 11, 2018
Eli Lilly has unveiled a deal to buy AurKa Pharma, bringing back in-house experimental fisrt-in-class cancer drug AK-01.
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End-of-Life Care Depends on Doctor
drugs
July 10, 2018
The amount spent on end-of-life care for cancer patients varies widely across the United States, and is largely influenced by doctor preferences, new research finds.
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'Kiss of death' cancer
worldpharmanews
July 05, 2018
It's called the 'kiss of death'. Triple negative breast cancer has no targeted drug therapy and, as such, the only hope for these patients is chemotherapy.
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How targeting metabolism can defeat cancer stem cells
worldpharmanews
July 05, 2018
Researchers are the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer are unraveling a crucial thread that explains why cancer so often becomes resistant to treatment.
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Blood test predicts treatment response for metastatic prostate cancer
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 03, 2018
Testing could lead to extension of life through improved clinical decision-making by identifying patients who need to switch from targeted hormonal therapy to chemotherapy…
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Elderly cancer cases to increase 80% by 2035, says CRUK
pharmafile
June 22, 2018
A new report from Cancer Research UK has indicated that the number of UK citizens over the age of 75 with cancer is predicted to rise by up to 80% by the year 2035.
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Antiviral Treatments Reduce Cancer Risk for HIV Patients
drugs
June 12, 2018
People with HIV are at increased risk for both AIDS-related cancers (Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma or invasive cervical cancer) and non-AIDS-related cancers (lung and larynx cancer, melanoma and leukemia).
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Lengthy Viral Suppression May Cut Cancer Risk in HIV Infected
drugs
June 12, 2018
Antiretroviral therapy resulting in long-term viral suppression of HIV may contribute to cancer prevention, according to a study published online June 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Sri Lanka to register two foreign cancer vaccines
biospectrumasia
June 08, 2018
The Russian vaccine ‘Hearticad’ which was brought down by the minister was rejected by the Sri Lanka College of Oncologists.
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DNA test may detect liver cancer
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 08, 2018
A group of researchers have completed a phase II study comparing a set of DNA markers to alpha-fetoprotein as a method to test for liver cancer….