Cancer

HOA Puts into Operation of Updated CyberKnife Version Cancer patients now have a solid reason to cheer, as US-based Hematology-Oncology Associates (HOA) lately came up with the new CyberKnife (CK) and replaced their original CyberKnife with an updated that is even more precise, fast and effective, and known as the ...

Blueberry Therapeutics reels in USD 12.7 Million in series B funding for fungal infections. U.K.based, Blueberry Therapeutics successfully bagged a funding of USD 12.7 million in series B funding. The funding will help the company to advance its nanomedicine candidate, BB2603 for two fungal infections namely- Ath...

Progenics got FDA Approval on Iobenguane I 131 for Rare Adrenal Gland Tumors  A good news for unresectable rare adrenal tumor  patients as oncologists now have a new treatment to offer . On July 30, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved Progenics Pharmaceuticals iobenguane I for adult and pediatric patient...

Key to new Cancer drugs discovered in bacterial genomes Achievement is made by the scientists of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) Florida campus who had previously discovered LNM E1 compound used to kill prostate cancer. This time they have unlocked the capability of LNM family molecules by “mining” the in...

Positive Phase 2 data for Roche’s lymphoma ADC Roche’s antibody-drug conjugate for non-Hodgkin lymphoma polatuzumab has already received breakthrough designation from the USFDA and priority medicine status in the EU, and the expectations for the same are running pretty high. Phase 2 data presented by the company at...

Cluster of differentiation 40 or CD40 is a co-stimulatory protein found on the antigen presenting cells of the immune system. Agonistic CD40 molecules which include monoclonal antibodies (mAb) offer a new therapeutic option with the potential to generate anticancer immunity by various mechanisms. CD40 is a TNF recep...

Teva looks to sell generics in China through joint venture with Guangzhou Pharma As the world’s largest generics maker, Teva still doesn’t have much of a presence in China, even though it is a country relies heavily on generics. The Israeli company is looking to remedy that as Teva has said it “has no agreement with...

AstraZeneca and Incyte are about to enter into Clinical Trial Collaboration in Early Lung Cancer The exclusive collaboration for the study population allows the two companies to conduct a Phase 3 trial. Aim of this study is to evaluate patients with locally-advanced (Stage III), unresectable non-small cell lung c...

Histone deacetylase ( HDAC ) inhibitors are a new class of anti-cancer agents which play important roles in epigenetic or non-epigenetic regulation, including programmed cell death, and cell cycle arrest in cancer cells. Histone deacetylase inhibitors are either naturally occurring or they can be synthetically produ...

Cancer by Numbers provide us with the degree of devastation it has incurred among various populations, and provides us with a better idea on the level of progress needed to eradicate this morbid indication. It also sheds light on the blockbuster drugs along with potential therapies for the cancer. Click Here For Do...