Nivolumab and AVD the New Standard in Hodgkin Lymphoma
1 day ago · The immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) should be part of the initial treatment of teens and adults with advanced forms of classic Hodgkin lymphoma, according to updated results from a large NCI-funded clinical trial. In the nearly 1,000-patient trial, treatment with nivolumab and a three-drug chemotherapy regimen called AVD was better at ...
Toripalimab Plus Chemo: A First-Line Option for ES-SCLC?
5 hours ago · November 15, 2024. Toripalimab reduced the risk of death by 20% and the risk of progression or death by 33%. Phase 3 trial results support toripalimab plus etoposide and platinum-based chemotherapy as a first-line treatment option for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), according to researchers.
Combination approach shows promise for treating rare, aggressive ...
2 days ago · The early-stage study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, showed that using pembrolizumab with chemotherapy resulted in 43% of patients having a partial or complete regression of disease, with 86 ...
Chemotherapy - Latest research and news | Nature
Nov 8, 2024 · Chemotherapy articles from across Nature Portfolio. Chemotherapy is a treatment used to kill cancer cells. It involves taking one or more of a type of drug that interferes with the DNA of fast...
New cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death from disease ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer resulted in a significant increase in survival rates, a new study shows.
Chemotherapy - latest research news and features - Medical Xpress
Nov 4, 2024 · Chemotherapy is a powerful cancer medication—but it can also be a very challenging treatment. It works by killing fast-growing cancer cells but kills healthy cells too, so it's important to know...
12 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer - The World …
Oct 21, 2024 · A new trial giving cervical cancer patients a short course of chemotherapy before starting the standard treatment has cut the risk of death by 40%. The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India, a collaboration with the World Economic Forum, hopes to accelerate 18 cancer interventions.
Cancer-fighting antibodies inject chemo directly into tumor cells ...
Jun 2, 2024 · By attaching a chemotherapy drug to an antibody, doctors are able to deliver more potent cancer-fighting medicines directly into tumor cells, all while causing fewer side effects.
In two early trials, blood cancer treatment appears ... - NBC News
Mar 13, 2024 · Two early trials published Wednesday showed promise in treating one of the deadliest types of cancer, glioblastoma. The aggressive brain cancer, which took the lives of John McCain and Beau...
New glioblastoma treatment reaches human brain tumor and …
Jun 6, 2024 · In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, scientists used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy...