Cancer therapies

Jan 08, 2024

The KRAS G12C mutation obstructs the binding of GAP to KRAS, preventing GTP hydrolysis and keeping G12C-mutant KRAS continuously active. This sustained activation triggers the MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways, fueling the formation of tumors. Drugs like sotorasib and adagrasib directly target KRAS G12C by forming a...

Oct 17, 2022

Oncolytic viruses are cancer treatments that employ a natural or reprogrammed virus capable of targeting and killing malignant cells. They are a new class of cancer agents that induce tumor regression by causing immunogenic cell death, inducing preferential replication in tumor cells, and stimulating host antitumor...

Nov 26, 2020

Cancer-killing virus flees immune destruction and attacks metastatic lung tumors in mice Several viruses have a natural ability to eliminate cancer; however translating them into treatments has proven difficult, partly due to the immune system tends to kill them before they can reach cancer cells. Researchers fr...

Jul 14, 2020

Merck Collaborates with Dewpoint Therapeutics to Cure HIV with Condensates   Merck has forged a collaboration with Boston-based Dewpoint Therapeutics to treat HIV using Dewpoint’s proprietary platform for condensate-based drug discovery.Under the terms of the agreement, Dewpoint is eligible for receiving ...

Sep 05, 2017

Cancer by Numbers provide us with the degree of devastation it has incurred among various populations, and provides us with a better idea on the level of progress needed to eradicate this morbid indication. It also sheds light on the blockbuster drugs along with potential therapies for the cancer. Click Here For Do...

May 24, 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA, Merck & Co.) for adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors that have progressed following prior treatment and...