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Advanced melanoma survival improves significantly when immunotherapy is given before targeted therapy
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Advanced melanoma survival improves significantly when immunotherapy is given before targeted therapy

by Georgetown University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20 percent advantage in the two-year overall survival rate for people with advanced melanoma who first received immunotherapy (72 percent survival rate) versus those who initially got targeted therapies (52 percent...

A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease
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A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease

by University of California – Riverside Dr. David Lo is a distinguished professor of biomedical sciences at UC Riverside. Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, propose a way for drugs to be more effective against inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, in which the intestine undergoes inflammation. IBD, a...

Targeted Therapy for ‘Undruggable’ Lung Cancer Stems from Decades of UCSF Research
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Targeted Therapy for ‘Undruggable’ Lung Cancer Stems from Decades of UCSF Research

Over the past two decades, targeted cancer therapies have changed the prognosis for thousands of patients. By targeting the specific genetic mutation behind a patient’s cancer, these therapies have enabled increasing numbers of patients to experience fewer toxic side effects and, often, live free of disease following their treatment. But until May 28, 2021, when...

Identifying new targeted therapy approaches for leukemia
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Identifying new targeted therapy approaches for leukemia

by  Northwestern University Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: Wikipedia A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D., the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has identified the molecular mechanisms of ASXL1 mutations involved in leukemia pathogenesis, according to a study...

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New study reveal targeted therapy working in early breast cancer

THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN Targeted therapy in early stages of breast cancer can pave the way for a notable higher success rate, shows a study from the University of Bergen, Norway (UiB).  PARP (Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase) inhibitors represent an established targeted therapy for multiple cancer types, including cancers of the prostate, ovary and rare cases...

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Promising new targeted therapy for acceleration of bone fracture repair

There are over six million fractures per year in the U.S. with direct costs in the billions, not to mention lost productivity. The only drug currently available to accelerate the healing process must be applied directly onto the fracture surface during surgery, but not all breaks require such intervention. New research, Bone Fracture-Targeted Dasatinib Conjugate...