Javier Garza Buffington'Game-changing' immunotherapy cancer drug boosts survival rates five-foldThe Telegraph - Laura Donnelly,A new immunotherapy cancer drug boosts survival rate five-fold, scientists from Yale have found. Patients with advanced lung cancer were far more likely to be alive after five years, compared with those given standard chemotherapy. The immunotherapy drug nivolumab, which is used for several cancers, …
Javier Garza BuffingtonPancreatic cancer disappeared in 70% of mice treated with cannabis compounddailymail.co.uk - Natalie Rahhal Deputy Health EditorCannabis could hold a key to fighting pancreatic cancer - one of the deadliest forms - suggests recent Harvard University research. Scientists there …
Javier Garza Buffington'Trojan horse' drug tricks cancer cells into taking it updailymail.co.uk - Alexandra Thompson Senior Health ReporterScientists have developed a 'Trojan horse' drug that tricks and kills cancer cells. The new approach involves binding a chemotherapy treatment to fat, …
Javier Garza BuffingtonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCancer self-destructs thanks to new techniquesciencefocus.com - James LloydBlocking the ATF4 protein in cells and mice caused tumours to die of stress. Another battle has been won in the war against cancer. Researchers have …
Javier Garza Buffington"Unprecedented achievement” enables clinical trials of promising anti-cancer moleculeverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Rich HaridyOver 30 years ago, a molecule with incredible anti-cancer properties was discovered in sea sponges. However, it was so structurally complex …
Javier Garza BuffingtonHarvard Scientists Make 'Landmark' Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Spongesverified_publisherGizmodo - Ed CaraHarvard and Japanese scientists say they’ve made a “landmark” discovery in cancer drug development. In a new study published Monday, they say they …