11 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer - The World …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Scientists working to improve the treatment and diagnosis of cancer are beginning to use AI, DNA sequencing and precision oncology among other techniques.
An experimental cancer drug had a 100% success rate : NPR
WEBJun 7, 2022 · A tiny group of people with rectal cancer just experienced something of a scientific miracle: their cancer simply vanished after an experimental treatment.
FDA approves groundbreaking treatment for advanced melanoma - NBC News
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new cancer therapy that could one day transform the way a majority of aggressive and advanced tumors are treated.
Lifileucel First Cellular Therapy Approved for Cancer
WEBIn an event more than three decades in the making, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lifileucel (Amtagvi), the first treatment for cancer that uses immune cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, or TILs.
Lung cancer survival rates are up thanks to immunotherapy, other ... - NPR
WEBApr 12, 2024 · But with new treatments and technology, the survival rates from lung cancer are dramatically improving, allowing some patients with relatively late-stage cancers to live for years longer.
New cancer treatment may reawaken the immune system - MIT News
WEBOct 19, 2021 · MIT researchers have now discovered a new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors, which they hope could allow immunotherapy to be used against more types of cancer.
Stanford Medicine delivers first FDA-approved cell-based therapy …
WEBMay 6, 2024 · The new treatment, which uses immune cells harvested from a patient’s tumor called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, exploits the body’s own natural cancer-fighting ability.
These New Cancer Drugs Improve Outcomes for People with Hard …
WEBMar 1, 2024 · One ADC for breast cancer, known as T-DM1, proved much more effective than Herceptin and has now become the standard of care for early stages of disease.
Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog - NCI
WEBSep 26, 2024 · The Cancer Currents blog provides news and research updates from the National Cancer Institute.
Breast Cancer Drug Trial Results in ‘Unheard-Of’ Survival
WEBJun 7, 2022 · But a treatment with a drug that targeted cancer cells with laserlike precision was stunningly successful, slowing tumor growth and extending life to an extent rarely seen with advanced...