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ABM Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of MEK Inhibitor for Solid Tumor, Doses First Patient

MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase), a key kinase of the MAPK pathway, is frequently activated in various cancers, including those with RAS mutat...

May 05, 2023 | News

The Impact of Digital Health Technologies in Oncology: Current State and Future Directions

Digital health has revolutionized the way healthcare is delivered and managed in recent years. Oncology is one field that has benefited significantly from ...

May 03, 2023 | Opinion

New Data Confirms Efficacy of ZIRCON Study in Imaging Kidney Cancer Masses Smaller Than 2cm at AUA

The results were featured in a late-breaking oral presentation delivered on Sunday, 30 April 2023 (CST) by Associate Professor Brian Shuch, ...

May 01, 2023 | News

Toshiba's Heavy Ion Therapy System treats patients at Yonsei University Health System.

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter "Toshiba ESS") is pleased to announce today the commencement of treatment using a heavy ion...

April 30, 2023 | News

Cartherics grants Shunxi Licence for CAR-T Cell Therapy for Ovarian Cancer in Greater China

CTH-004 has shown promising results in animal models of ovarian cancer and will be evaluated in a clinical trial under a research and development...

April 28, 2023 | News

Gene Solutions' multi-cancer early detection shows promise in Southeast Asia's biotech industry.

Circulating tumor DNA, or cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay is based on detecting the appearance of ctDNA in blood. This method is sometimes called Liquid ...

April 26, 2023 | News

SCG Cell Therapy to Highlight Promising Antitumor and Antiviral Activities of SCG101 in Treating HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma at ISCT

"These exciting new data being presented at ISCT continue to reinforce the potential for viral antigen specific TCR-T product to effectively treat infectio...

April 24, 2023 | News

Samyang Holdings partners with LG Chem for innovative cancer therapeutics.

Samyang Holdings and LG Chem have announced their recent execution of strategic partnership agreement on Thursday, April 20th, for development of nove...

April 20, 2023 | News

Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic Present Positive Data for Phase 1 Study of Breast Cancer Vaccine

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer announced that Clev...

April 18, 2023 | News

BioSenic Granted Key European Patent for Therapeutic Development in Cancer and Immune Diseases

BioSenic’s new formulation lowers the dosage of arsenic trioxide by combining it with copper salts to ma...

April 18, 2023 | News

Roche's Tecentriq plus Avastin Reduces Cancer Return Risk in Phase III Liver Cancer Study

In the first-ever positive Phase III trial in the adjuvant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) setting, Tecentriq plus Avastin reduced the...

April 17, 2023 | News

NCCN Annual Conference Brings Up Important Questions for Improving Cancer Care

The NCCN 2023 Annual Conference took place in-person in Orlando and virtually, with a particular focus on human connection. That connection was u...

April 13, 2023 | News

BGI Global's Colorectal Cancer Survey uncovers gaps in awareness and concerns over affordability

This inaugural report seeks to better understand the global state of CRC awareness, as well as attitudes and actions towards CRC screening for average risk...

April 07, 2023 | News

Roche Diagnostics India Unveils #BeYourOwnShero Campaign to Educate Women About Cervical Cancer Prevention

Cervical Cancer is India’s second most common cancer, affecting more than 1.23 lakh women each year. Around 77,000 Indian women die of the disease. D...

April 05, 2023 | News

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