A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores how the virus gets this foothold, identifying cellular survival
Tag: Chemotherapy
Retacrit fot treating anemia
Retacrit is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent ESA biosimilar to Epogen/Procrit (epoetin alfa) indicated for treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney
Fasting boosts stem cells
Aging affects the intestinal stem cells ability to regenerate, stem cells are the source for new intestinal cells, the decline
Targeted click to release chemotherapy effective in mice
Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) are relatively new anti-cancer drugs, they consist of an antibody to which a cell-killing molecule (chemotherapy)
Akynzeo for treating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
The FDA has approved Akynzeo IV in combination with dexamethasone in adults for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea
Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells
Nanoparticles are very small particles of between 1-100 nanometres in size. They are used in drug delivery, chemotherapy, imaging and
How cancer cells resist chemotherapy
Chemotherapy resistance occurs when cancer cells stop responding to a therapy, some cancerous cells that are not killed by the
Fighting ovarian cancer with new therapy
Ovarian cancer is currently treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is based on drugs that act on
MS stem cell treatment reduces disability
Stem cell treatment in people with active multiple sclerosis stabilises the disease and improves disability. International large scale randomised trial
Treatment for aggressive breast cancer
More than ten percent of breast cancer cases do not respond to treatment with hormone therapy, which means that they
