Scientists target glioma cancer stem cells, which could improve patient survivalScience DailyMultiple studies suggest that these cancer stem cells resist therapy and give rise to recurrences. "To put it simply, if you eliminate most of the tumor w… Continue reading
New immunotherapy trial announcedBrain Tumour ResearchDetails of a new immunotherapy trial for patients with brain tumours have just been announced. The phase two study of the drug ipilimumab, which will be led by Dr Paul Mulholland from the National … Continue reading
Ethyol Pretreatment Reduces Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Bone Marrow Transplant in Myeloma PatientsMyeloma Research NewsIn an attempt to improve the outcomes of myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplants, researchers at Case Western Reserve … Continue reading
The world cancer immunotherapy market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6%PR Newswire (press release)The world cancer immunotherapy market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% in the second half of the forecast period. The market reached $51.9bn in… Continue reading
High-dose gene therapy appears toxic in monkeys and pigletsBioNewsAnimals given high doses of gene-carrying viruses in a new gene-therapy trial showed signs of severe toxicity. The viral vector –called AAV9 – was previously successfully used in babies … Continue reading
From Synthetic Genomes to Designer VaccinesPLoS Blogs (blog)The so-called “synthetic” cell was basically Mycoplasma mycoides, a bacterium with an exceptionally small genome of about 1 million base pairs and without a cell wall. Carole Lartigue, one of … Continue reading
EurekAlert (press release)Scientists target glioma cancer stem cells, which could improve patient survivalEurekAlert (press release)Despite surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, these tumors virtually always become resistant to therapy and eventually re… Continue reading
Analyzing PAREXEL International (PRXL) & Editas Medicine (EDIT)Dispatch TribunalIt is developing a genome editing platform based on clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology. CRISPR uses a protein-ribonucleic ac… Continue reading