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Study estimates rising global burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer

Study estimates rising global burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer Although cancers that occur in the gallbladder or bile ducts are rare, their rates are increasing. A recent study provides details on the burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer (GBTC) across 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017. The findings are published […]

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Pivotal Phase III Study Shows Genentech’s Tecentriq Helped People With Early Lung Cancer Live …

Pivotal Phase III Study Shows Genentech’s Tecentriq Helped People With Early Lung Cancer Live … [unable to retrieve full-text content] Treating lung cancer early, before it has spread, may help prevent the disease from returning and therefore provide the best opportunity for a cure –.Published at Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

T-cell immunotherapy market is projected to grow at an annualized rate of 12.2%, claims Roots …

T-cell immunotherapy market is projected to grow at an annualized rate of 12.2%, claims Roots … Driven by high success rates in clinical trials and the potential to confer sustained periods of disease remission, T-cell therapies have received significant financial support, with approved products poised to soon achieve blockbuster status Roots Analysis has announced the […]

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Should Cancer Patients Take Covid-19 Vaccine? Three Experts Tell You Everything You Need to …

Should Cancer Patients Take Covid-19 Vaccine? Three Experts Tell You Everything You Need to … The Government of India has approved the use of two vaccines to help protect individuals from contracting Covid-19, a highly contagious viral infection that is especially dangerous for people with weak or compromised immune systems, including cancer patients. These vaccines […]

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Cancer treatment: Researchers zero in on a new approach to immunotherapy

Cancer treatment: Researchers zero in on a new approach to immunotherapy Researchers at the University of Michigan carried out a study that found disrupting the interaction between cancer cells and some immune cells is more effective in destroying cancer cells in the body than the current immunotherapy treatments. The findings of the study were published […]

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Vaccination by Inhalation – Boosts Immune Responses to Respiratory Infections and Lung Cancer

Vaccination by Inhalation – Boosts Immune Responses to Respiratory Infections and Lung Cancer MIT researchers have developed a new vaccination strategy that can create an army of T cells that can protect mucosal surfaces such as the lungs. Credit: MIT News. Background T cell image courtesy of NIAID Delivering vaccines directly to the lungs can […]

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Visible Residual Disease Following Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer Is Associated With …

Visible Residual Disease Following Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer Is Associated With … Maintenance therapy with niraparib (Zejula) was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of disease progression in patients who had interval debulking surgery (IDS) and visible residual disease (VRD), according to results of a post hoc analysis of the phase 3 […]

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