A precise and non-toxic treatment that targets lung cancer cells at the nanoscale is able to effectively kill the cells even at a low dose. Researchers from Washington State University and t... Read more
Small molecule drug may prevent chemotherapy resistance Scientists have discovered a small molecule drug that may stop cancer cells from becoming resistant to chemotherapy. Drug resistance i... Read more
In a recent paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researchers describe their success in an animal model in turning off the excruciating pain that often accompanies a co... Read more
Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed ‘grenades’ armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours, according to two studies due to be pre... Read more
A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise as a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies while preventing severe side effects,... Read more
Three-dimensional cultures (or “organoids”) derived from the tumors of cancer patients closely replicate key properties of the original tumors, reveals a study published May 7 in... Read more
Implantable device could allow doctors to test cancer drugs in patients before prescribing chemotherapy More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will... Read more
Protection from chemotherapy immunosuppression indicates effect could be conserved in humans In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an org... Read more
A way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain including pain caused by chemotherapeutic agents and bone cancer pain suggesting a promising new approach to pain r... Read more
A modified anticancer drug can simultaneously target tumor sites and show whether or not it is working Cancer drugs can be modified to specifically target tumor sites to help personalize can... Read more
How a Tiny “Bug” Can Stop Cancer in its Tracks as a Vaccine Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a single-celled parasite that is happiest in a cat’s intestines, but it can live in any wa... Read more
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed and tested a vaccine that triggered the growth of immune cell nodules within pancreatic tumors, essentially reprogramming... Read more
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed daisy-shaped, nanoscale structures that are made predominantly of anti-cancer drugs and are capable of introducing a “cocktail” of multiple... Read more
MIT chemists design nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time. Delivering chemotherapy drugs in nanoparticle form could help reduce side effects by targeting the drugs dire... Read more
New drug delivery method targets cancer cells – not the entire body – and limits chemotherapy side effects Chemotherapeutic drugs excel at fighting cancer, but they’re not so efficient at ge... Read more