Oncology

Keytruda is currently approved for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

Treatment uses photodynamic therapy with compounds that make cancer cells vulnerable to reactive oxygen species.

Study finds coffee consumption improves survival odds in some patients.

Novel kinase cascade found to regulate cancer growth.

Sprycel label now includes 5-year first-line efficacy and safety data in adults with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia.

Experimental drug shows promise in recent study.

Many people who test negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 harbor other harmful genetic mutations.

New method may help personalize treatments for aggressive cancer.

Catch up with the latest news in cancer research.

Compound kills breast, prostate, lung, and liver cancer cells without harming healthy cells.

Intra-abdominal fat cells associated with the progression of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Molecular partnership may generate much-needed new treatments for the disease.

Agreement with Immune Design could expand the potential of immunotherapy through combination approaches.

Onsolis provides opioid tolerant patients with an alternative dosing option.

Screening evaluates a large number of cells used in cancer therapy.

Research advances personalized cancer therapy.

Religion and spirituality can have a positive impact on cancer outcomes.

FDA-approved drug is now a first-line treatment for select patients with EGFR non-small cell lung cancer.

New treatment approach many help control inflammation.

Research may help to target which patients will respond to specific chemotherapy drugs.

Inhibiting oxygen sensor leads to a reduced spread of breast cancer throughout the body.

Patient experiences complete remission after treatment with 2 immunotherapies.

Patient who make multiple trips to their general practitioner before getting a diagnosis are more likely to respond negatively to other aspects of their care.

Test targets non-small cell lung cancer patients with an acquired resistant mutation.

Nivolumab shows promise in patients whose disease progressed after ipilimumab and BRAF inhibitor therapy.

Catch up with the latest developments in cancer research.

Weight cycling may influence the biological processes that can lead to cancer.

Process improves the accuracy of cancer treatments.