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A teenager in the UK has become the first person to be treated with a revolutionary new gene editing therapy. The patient’s incurable leukemia was effectively cleared using “base-edited” immune T-cells from a donor.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sc… Continue reading Teenager’s “incurable” leukemia cured by new base editing gene therapy
New data from an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial has revealed an experimental immunotherapy led to successful response rates in 73% of patients suffering from multiple myeloma, a deadly form of blood cancer. Based on this promising data, an applicatio… Continue reading New blood cancer therapy successful in three-quarters of trial patients
Newly published results from a clinical trial testing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) oil on symptoms of pain and distress in cancer patients suggest the popular product may be no more effective than a placebo. The findings add to an inconclusive body… Continue reading CBD oil proves no better than placebo for cancer pain and distress
Newly published results from a clinical trial testing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) oil on symptoms of pain and distress in cancer patients suggest the popular product may be no more effective than a placebo. The findings add to an inconclusive body… Continue reading CBD oil proves no better than placebo for cancer pain and distress
New research from a team of scientists in Italy has reported successful early tests for an electronic nose system designed to sniff out prostate cancer biomarkers in urine. The technology follows on from earlier research that found trained sniffer dogs… Continue reading Electronic nose sniffs urine for traces of prostate cancer
New research from a team of scientists in Italy has reported successful early tests for an electronic nose system designed to sniff out prostate cancer biomarkers in urine. The technology follows on from earlier research that found trained sniffer dogs… Continue reading Electronic nose sniffs urine for traces of prostate cancer
Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment, but getting it to work against solid tumors is proving difficult. A new study has not only identified a drug that’s effective against solid tumors, but may have uncovered a reason that immunotherapy often … Continue reading Promising prostate cancer drug hints at improved immunotherapy
The brain’s natural defenses can make tumors in this part of the body difficult to treat, but scientists have found some early success using electrical fields in laboratory models. The technique involves using electrical energy to selectively target ca… Continue reading Electrical zapping of brain cells hints at a sweet spot for tumor death
Studying the effects of drugs and disease in humans can be tricky business, but scientists are making great inroads in developing lab-grown versions of organs and body parts that offer powerful platforms for experimentation. Research in this area has n… Continue reading Lab-grown bone marrow may unlock personalized blood cancer treatments
Researchers at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian have developed an implantable pump that can continuously deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into the brain to fight hard-to-treat cancer. In a phase 1b trial, patients were able to undergo t… Continue reading Implantable pump drip-feeds chemotherapy directly into brain tumors