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Study shows that immune cells determine growth of certain tumours

4 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A new study shows that the growth rate of a tumour does not depend solely on how quickly the cancer cells can divide.

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New nanomachines developed to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas

29 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

In a recent study in mice, researchers have found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access.

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Protein marker in response to brain cancer therapy

1 March 2019 | By Fraser Owen (Drug Target Review)

An extremely powerful MRI scanner was used to image proteins in the brain of cancer patients and has shown that protein content correlates with treatment...

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How can the development of brain stem cells into neurons cause cancer?

1 February 2019 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

The development of a brain stem cell into a neuron often occurs without problems, but there are times when it can transform into cancer...

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Better drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier

19 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier has shown to be difficult to overcome, but researchers may have discovered a method to overcome this issue...

Study suggests PD-1 inhibitors against aggressive pediatric brain cancer subtype

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Study suggests PD-1 inhibitors against aggressive pediatric brain cancer subtype

31 January 2018 | By Drug Target Review

A study has laid the groundwork for the use of PD-1 inhibitors with an aggressive form of brain cancer, namely supratentorial pediatric ependymoma.

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Drugs targeting the cells circadian rhythm offers hope for glioblastoma

11 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

An experimental drug demonstrated selective cancer-killing ability against breast, colon, leukaemia, brain and melanoma cancer cells with no apparent effects on normal cells...

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Hindering cadherin-22 may reduce the spread of cancer

20 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have made a discovery that could reduce the spread of cancer by hindering a protein that binds cancer cells together and allows them to invade tissues...

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Fluorescent imaging with cetuximab safely used in glioblastoma patients

25 October 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Antibody-based infrared fluorescent imaging can specifically distinguish cancer from normal tissue in patients with glioblastoma...

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Attacking metastatic tumours in the brain

6 June 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

Targeting HER3 could cripple metastatic cancers that have spread to the brain...

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Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumours

19 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

The research, using tumour cells in the laboratory and in mice, will see if the Zika virus can destroy cancer cells.

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