Undoubtedly, there is an urgent need for medical agents to treat metastatic tumors. Pancreatic cancer, as one of the most aggressive types of cancer, cause 95% of the patients to die within 5 years...

Recent research, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reports that scientists have identified and characterized mutated versions of the genes that encoding BCR-ABL, the unregulated enzyme driving the...

The National Cancer Institute has poured massive funds into cancer research, and big Pharmas have developed targets-based blockbusters. Yet a cure remains elusive. To effectively treat patients with...

Scientists present a finding - published in the journal Cancer Research- that an antibody against the protein EphA3 has antitumor effects, providing a new approach to treat solid tumors. As EphA3 is...

A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, reports that tissue-damaging bacteria have been successfully employed in individualized treatment of tumours in rats, dogs and humans. While final...

While not as publicized or well known as other forms of cancer, pancreatic cancer is poised to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. That’s why pancreatic cancer association groups...

A diagnosis of cancer can be devastating for anyone. And with so much information coming at us at once, it can be challenging to determine the best route to take in terms of treatment. More than...

When prostate cancer is found in its earliest stages, there are many more treatment options available. But, what about those who need treatment for an advanced form of the disease? Are there...

As investigators usually think, pancreatic cancers have dense stroma that protects malignant cells from chemotherapy. However, new research shows that some elements of the stroma also fight the...

Recently, scientists find that sugar coating, which is more outstanding in cancer cells, regulate cell survivor during tumour spread. The novel study is published in the Nature journal, entitled...

A new study, published in the journal Cell, found that classifying cancer tumors by their molecular structure instead of the tissue or organ may lead to more accurate diagnoses and potentially better...

It's good news for a substantial number of patients that scientists have developed blood and saliva tests that help accurately predict returns of HPV-linked oral cancers. As known, the tests screen...

Many advanced cancer patients die from a state called cachexia which is the result of the interaction between the host and the tumor and mainly displayed by the weight loss in short time, malnutrition...

The treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer has improved markedly during the past 15 years. With the development of irinotecan, oxaliplatin, anti-EGFR antibodies, and anti-VEGF treatment, patients...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for KRX-0401 (perifosine), the Company's novel, potentially first-in-class...