Test to predict response to chemotherapy drug
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A test can help doctors determine which  lung cancer patients will respond to a leading chemotherapy  drug and avoid ineffective treatments and side effects in those  who don't, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
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Here's what a newly approved drug looks like.
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Local researchers have found that two new designer drugs produce strong responses in patients who&#39;ve become resistant to Gleevec, the leukemia wonder drug that heralded a new era in cancer treatment 3 1/2 years ago.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic test that helps assess the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won't, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may be able to determine the effectiveness of anti-angiogenic cancer drugs by measuring levels of a type of blood cell.
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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A new genetic test can tell doctors  which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of  chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to,  researchers said on Friday.
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Researchers who found a genetic  pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new  lung cancer drug said on Monday they were looking for patients  to help them confirm their findings.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new tumor-cell biomarker may predict how well women do after they're diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers report.
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It's running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer.
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a potential predictor of response to the chemotherapy drug Taxol, which is commonly used before or after surgery for stage I-III breast cancers, even though only a subset of women
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The test could help about 80,000 women a year make better choices about how to treat their breast cancer, federal officials said. Half could safely skip chemotherapy, they said.
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SAN ANTONIO -- A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A new screening technique to search for genes that change patients' response to cancer drugs and other medications has been developed by scientists at Washington University Medical Center.