Brain cancer drug hope from frogs
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A synthetic molecule based on one found in frog egg cells could potentially be used to treat brain tumours.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) appears able to slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer -- gliomas -- and extend patient survival, according to a pilot study conducted at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.
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A VACCINE for treating lung cancer has shown very promising results in a trial, according to results presented yesterday. More than half the patients, in whom the disease was at an advanced
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A top compound in development could become an important MS treatment.
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen
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Avastin, one of a new family of  drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the  growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer,  researchers reported on Monday.
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Merck KGaA's cancer drug cilengitide showed encouraging results in a Phase I study in the treatment of glioma, an aggressive form of brain tumor, the German drugs and chemicals group said on Monday.
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Umbilical cord stem cells and a drug that facilitates their entry into the brain may be able to reduce stroke size and damage in humans.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc announced further clinical trial results on Sunday underlining the ability of a drug combination including its product Tykerb to fight breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
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Doctors researching breast cancer say a new drug has had "exciting" results.
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A drug being developed by Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. shrank tumors in some liver cancer patients and temporarily stabilized the
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have developed a compound that may be able to treat cases of chronic myelogenous leukemia that are resistant to the so-called miracle drug Gleevec.
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Men with advanced prostate cancer that is not responding to hormone therapy could benefit from a drug now used to treat breast cancer, say scientists.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc announced further  clinical trial results on Sunday underlining the ability of a  drug combination including its product Tykerb to fight breast  cancer that has spread to the brain.
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The new drug could become the first effective treatment for liver cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
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Drug developer EntreMed Inc. said Wednesday that an animal study suggests its lead product candidate, a cancer drug called Panzem, can effectively slow growth of head and neck tumors.
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A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.