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GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Tepylute for breast, ovarian cancer launched in US
Tepylute (thiotepa), a chemotherapy medication from Shorla Oncology that was approved last year for treating certain breast and ovarian cancers, has launched in the…
Caribou Biosciences is reprioritizing its pipeline to focus on two of its CAR T-cell therapies for blood cancer, including one, CB-011, that’s being developed…
Simultaneously blocking the activity of two proteins, LSD1 and GSK3, may be an effective strategy to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive type of…
PANCREATIC CANCER
MUC5AC protein could predict pancreatic cancer prognosis: Study
Blood levels of the MUC5AC protein could help predict outcomes in people who have surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), the most common type of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to the cell therapy BCB-276 as a potential treatment for diffuse intrinsic…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Provider genetic testing may raise gynecological cancer testing rates
Offering genetic testing at the provider’s office at the time of diagnosis effectively increased the number of people with gynecological cancers who underwent testing. That’s…
The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in combination with other medications for hard-to-treat multiple myeloma. The…
April 21 marks AML World Awareness Day — a global effort to boost recognition of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and raise funds for research…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Drug combo may be effective as treatment for pancreatic cancer
A combination of drugs to block two proteins, called PRMT5 and Chk1, may be effective for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to new…
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