Prostate Cancer

Feb 19, 2019

CRISPR treatment delivers benefits in mice The researchers from Duke University along with drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics published a report stating that a single change in the genetic system of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affected mice, using CRISPR gene editing tool resulted in increasing their life spa...

Dec 10, 2018

Gold nanoparticles may soon turn out to be a Prostate cancer treatment option. Apparently, there are certain risks associated with conventional cancer treatments such as uncontrolled bleeding, fatal blood clots and dangerous reactions to the anaesthetic, among others. To relieve patients from such risks, a new clini...

Oct 04, 2018

Hologic complements Focal Therapeutics to its breast-conserving surgery for USD 125 Million Hologic, a global champion of women's health based in Massachusetts, United States, is taking possession of Focal Therapeutics, a medical device company, for USD 125 million to complement its breast-conserving surgery permit...

Sep 07, 2018

New areas of cancer treatment pop up every now and then without escaping our attention. And this time, it is—getting drugs directly into cancer tumors using Nanoparticles. If the buzz doing the rounds in the industry circles is to be believed, then a new cancer therapy, which will use Nanoparticles to deliver combi...

Aug 22, 2018

HOA Puts into Operation of Updated CyberKnife Version Cancer patients now have a solid reason to cheer, as US-based Hematology-Oncology Associates (HOA) lately came up with the new CyberKnife (CK) and replaced their original CyberKnife with an updated that is even more precise, fast and effective, and known as the ...

Jun 06, 2017

Dendreon touts T-cell response data for prostate cancer vaccine Provenge Dendreon has had no shortage of challenges with Provenge since winning FDA approval for the groundbreaking prostate cancer vaccine back in 2010. Years later, the company has unveiled new data showing the med generates a killer T-cell response—a...

May 16, 2017

Novartis, slammed by Korean scandal, tweaks its ethics, compliance policies Rocked by a corruption scandal in Korea and facing a kickbacks probe in Greece, Novartis says it's strengthening and simplifying its global ethics and compliance approach. The Swiss drug giant is aiming to shift from policing to coaching, wi...

Jan 18, 2017

A study, Analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), has shed light on the increased prevalence of incidence of distant metastasis at diagnosis in men aged ≥75 years with prostate cancer. This increase is most probably the result of a recommendation provided by the US Preventative Services Task F...

Mar 03, 2015

Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), a new weapon of 21st Century for fighting Cancer Traditional cancer chemotherapy was having harsh side effects and also leads to systemic toxicity. The approach was also referred to as the carpet-bombing strategy for fighting cancer. Traditional chemotherapy does not discriminate b...