What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha

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What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha

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Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce

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Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce

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Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre

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Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre

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New study supports extending cervical screening intervals for people who test negative for HPV

byAlice Davies| Analysis1 June 2022Normal squamous epithelial cells from the cervix under the microscopeIn January, we wrote about thechanges to the cervical screening programme in W

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New study supports extending cervical screening intervals for people who test negative for HPV

byAlice Davies| Analysis1 June 2022Normal squamous epithelial cells from the cervix under the microscopeIn January, we wrote about thechanges to the cervical screening programme in W

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Personalised blood test could help predict which lung cancers might return

byGraeme Sneddon| News1 April 2022Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, accordi

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Personalised blood test could help predict which lung cancers might return

byGraeme Sneddon| News1 April 2022Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, accordi

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Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

byCancer Research UK| News4 February 2019Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail – unveiling that more than half could be targeted by

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Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

byCancer Research UK| News4 February 2019Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail – unveiling that more than half could be targeted by

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Banking on breakthroughs for children and young people

byPhil Prime| Interview27 September 2022A partnership between Cancer Research UK and Blood Cancer UK has resulted in the UK’s leading biomedical research resource dedicated to storing samp

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Banking on breakthroughs for children and young people

byPhil Prime| Interview27 September 2022A partnership between Cancer Research UK and Blood Cancer UK has resulted in the UK’s leading biomedical research resource dedicated to storing samp

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Detailed diagnosis boosts child cancer survival

byCancer Research UK| News6 March 2009More accurate disease classification now means some young children with neuroblastoma will have less intensive treatment with better survival, accordi

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Detailed diagnosis boosts child cancer survival

byCancer Research UK| News6 March 2009More accurate disease classification now means some young children with neuroblastoma will have less intensive treatment with better survival, accordi

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Targeted lung cancer drug shows promise in phase I/II clinical trial

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEarly trials of the targeted drug repotrectinib suggest that it could help treat patients with a certain t

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Targeted lung cancer drug shows promise in phase I/II clinical trial

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEarly trials of the targeted drug repotrectinib suggest that it could help treat patients with a certain t

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Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients’ blood and biopsies

byCancer Research UK| News7 October 2019Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a tri

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Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients’ blood and biopsies

byCancer Research UK| News7 October 2019Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a tri

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Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially p

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Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially p

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Lorazepam may Fuel Poor Pancreatic Cancer Outcome!

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 17, 2023Lorazepamis a drug, frequently used to relieve anxiety in cancer patients. Studies reveal that,Pancreatic cancerpatients who took

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Lorazepam may Fuel Poor Pancreatic Cancer Outcome!

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 17, 2023Lorazepamis a drug, frequently used to relieve anxiety in cancer patients. Studies reveal that,Pancreatic cancerpatients who took

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