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Chemotherapy pain may be eased by jet-lag drug
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 19, 2017
Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jetlag…
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Chemotherapy can spread breast cancer to lungs, study finds
pharmafile
August 10, 2017
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that, as well as forming a key part of treatment strategies to fight breast cancer, chemotherapy can facilitate the spread of the disease to the lungs.
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FDA clears expanded use of cooling cap to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy
biospectrumasia
July 06, 2017
The DigniCap Cooling System is indicated to reduce the frequency and severity of hair loss during chemotherapy in solid tumor cancer patients in which alopecia-inducing chemotherapeutic agents and doses are used.
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A one-two punch hits pancreatic cancer where it hurts
worldpharmanews
April 10, 2017
Australian scientists have uncovered a promising new approach to treating pancreatic cancer, by targeting the tissue around the tumour to make it 'softer' and more responsive to chemotherapy.
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First patient cured of rare blood disorder
worldpharmanews
March 22, 2017
Using a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant...
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FDA accepts BLA for Mylan and Biocon's proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim for review
cphi-online
February 20, 2017
The proposed biosimilar to Neulasta is used to reduce the duration of neutropenia and the incidence of fever associated with neutropenia in adult patients treated with chemotherapy in certain types of cancer.