Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENZN) announced the Investigational New Drug (IND) approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and plan to commence enrollment into a Phase 1a/1b study shortly. The…
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New molecular imaging technologies for detecting cellular processes
A group of researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have designed and developed a biomedical scanner that detects cellular processes at the molecular level and indicates malfunctioning of an organ…
Researchers Pinpoint Origin Of Deadly Brain Tumor – Oligodendrogliomas
Scientists have identified the type of cell that is at the origin of brain tumors known as oligodendrogliomas, which are a type of glioma – a category that defines the most common…
BIND Biosciences Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Study Of BIND-014, A First-In-Class Targeted Nanoparticle Therapeutic For Cancer
BIND Biosciences announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of BIND-014 in cancer patients. BIND-014, the first product candidate to…
Device Promising For Detecting Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells
Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells’ ability to metastasize. An image of their…
Herpes Virus’ Tactical Maneuver Visualized By Researchers
For the first time, researchers have developed a 3D picture of a herpes virus protein interacting with a key part of the human cellular machinery, enhancing our understanding of how it hijacks…
Inhibiting Tumor Growth And Spread By Steering Cancer Inflammation
Most cancer tissues are invaded by inflammatory cells that either stimulate or inhibit the growth of the tumor, depending on what immune cells are involved. Now a Swedish-Belgian research team has shown…
Faulty Gene Behind Skin Cancer Also Triggers Spread
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that skin cancer can spread to the lungs when a gene in an important cell communication pathway is blocked. The research is published in Cancer Cell….
Why Some Cancers Become Malignant And Others Don’t
Cancer cells reproduce by dividing in two, but a molecule known as PML limits how many times this can happen, according to researchers lead by Dr. Gerardo Ferbeyre of the University of…
Plant Offers Scientists New Insights Into Intestinal Cancer
Dutch scientists have gained important new insights into intestinal cancer from studying a plant. The disease is called Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, a hereditary disorder where people develop intestinal polyps that turn into malignant…
NICE Fast-tracks Recommendation Of A New Treatment For Kidney Cancer
In draft guidance published recently, NICE has recommended a new treatment, pazopanib (Votrient, GlaxoSmithKline), for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Pazopanib is recommended as a first-line treatment option for people with…
Shedding light on nuclear medicine
For over three decades since meeting my long-time physician, Federico B. Cruz, (a bachelor of arts graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, Doctor of Medicine, University of the Philippines, and master’s of…
NICE Recommends Votrient® (Pazopanib) For The First-Line Treatment Of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Patients in England and Wales living with advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma – RCC) are one step closer to being able to access Votrient® (pazopanib), a targeted oral treatment, on the…
Collaboration Offers Clinical Center Resources To External Investigators
A new pilot partnership between the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research, and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation will offer some of the…
Racial Disparities Evident In Early-Stage Liver Cancer Survival
Black patients with early-stage liver cancer appear more likely to die of the disease than Hispanic or white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the December issue of…