“For me, this is one of the great honors of my research career,” says Dr. Ronald DePinho, who in 2009 won the prestigious Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research—and who has […]
Ronald DePinho: The Age of Cancer
TapImmune: Immuno-oncology Focusing on Women’s Cancers
Immuno-oncology focusing on women’s cancers Technology Although cancer therapies have been developed that stimulate the immune system, these approaches have often proven ineffective because the cancers remain invisible to the immune system. […]
CEL SCI – Empowering Immune Defenses
Technology CEL-SCI Corporation is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products for life-threatening diseases (such as cancer and infectious diseases). Its lead pipeline product – Multikine investigational immunotherapy (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) is a […]
Mark It Down: The Development of Better Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers
NFCR Writer David Perry – September 13, 2018 “The trouble with ultrasound is that it doesn’t detect many ovarian cancers early,” says Robert Bast, M.D., Vice President for Translational Research at MD […]
Pediatric Cancer Drug Has 93 Percent Effectiveness
September 5, 2018 A new cancer drug, larotrectinib, has in a very early clinical trial been shown to have a 93% (14/15) effectiveness rate for pediatric cancers; that is to say, for […]
Early Days, But New Compound May Prevent Metastasis
“For the vast majority of cancer—breast, prostate, lung, colon and others—if it is detected early when it is a little lump in that organ and it has not spread, you will live. […]
NCI-Led Research Team Develops Predictor for Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma
NCI Press Release August 20, 2018 In a new study, researchers developed a gene expression predictor that can indicate whether melanoma in a specific patient is likely to respond to treatment with […]
Oxidative Stress: The Role of Micronutrients in Battling Cancer
NFCR Press Release NFCR Writer David Perry August 17, 2018 NFCR Breakthroughs The good news is that cocoa is good for you. The seeds of Theobroma cacao are packed with flavonoids, organic […]
