BiTE-ing into prostate cancer with bispecific T cell engagers Abstract Targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) has important therapeutic ramifications, more recently including immune oncology. Data were recently presented on the preclinical efficacy of a half-life extended bispecific T cell engager, AMG 160, which binds PSMA and CD3 to induce T cell-driven cytolytic activity against prostate […]

How TikTok Helped One Cancer Survivor Find Connection and Community This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with lymphoma survivor Nina Luker about what it was like to receive a diagnosis at age 24, and how sharing her story with nearly 200,000 supporters on TikTok and Instagram led her to find purpose […]

UK trials ‘sci-fi’ like capsule cameras to help early detection of cancer The imaging technology, in a capsule no bigger than a pill, can provide a diagnosis within hours. Known as a “colon capsule endoscopy”, the cameras are expected to help speed up the checks, catching more cancers early when they are easier to treat. […]

A New Way to Fund the Cancer Fight Dr. Mona Jhaveri, Founder and Director of Music Beats Cancer, started her career as a cancer researcher and moved into the biotech industry where she quickly realized that fundraising is extremely difficult, if not impossible over time. After receiving her doctoral degree in biochemistry, she went on […]

Stress over medical finances tied to worse outcomes for some cancer patients, study finds Erica Carbajal – Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Less than two percent of US-funded cancer studies make the online news A new analysis of U.S.-funded cancer research shows that online news stories mention significantly fewer studies than do other forms of news media. Additionally, it highlights mismatches between relative prevalence or mortality of different cancer types and the amount of coverage they receive. […]