MAY 11TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have developed a high-throughput screening method for anti-cancer drugs that they have called “pharmascopy”. To date, the researchers have tested the system with multiple myeloma samples, a cancer that has a poor prognosis and is difficult to treat because of drug resistance. In such cancers, finding...
by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress Prevalence of combination therapy among stimulant users by age group, 2020 combination therapy with stimulants and one or more other psychiatric drugs (n=121 781, Combination-2) or two or more other psychiatric drugs (n=66 996, Combination-3); MarketScan Research Databases, 2019–2020, outpatient pharmaceutical claims. Credit: BMJ Open (2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069668 The Center for Drug Safety...
by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Killer T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIH Sanger researchers have created the world’s largest novel resource using systematic drug testing and genetics analyses to show new potential drug combinations for breast, colon, and pancreatic cancer. New analysis has highlighted multiple drug combinations that could be effective therapies for...
by Aalto University AI methods can help us perfect drug combinations. Credit: Matti Ahlgren, Aalto University When healthcare professionals treat patients suffering from advanced cancers, they usually need to use a combination of therapies. In addition to cancer surgery, the patients are often treated with radiation therapy, medication or both. Medication can be combined with drugs...
