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Recent work with nanoparticles offers a new approach to photo-thermal cancer therapies
 
(Photo credit: University of Toronto)
 
The PEARLs (Photothermal Enhancing Auto-Regulated Liposomes) were developed by Dr. Gang Zheng of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto and colleagues, who say they overcome traditional roadblocks to penetrate deeper into tumors.
 
 
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New liquid biopsy technique a powerful diagnostic tool for early detection of ovarian, endometrial cancer
 
AbbVie's partnership with TeneoBio brings it into the effort to develop BCMA-targeting immunotherapeutics against multiple myeloma
 
University of Cambridge team explores the role that ATM mutations play in a rare neurodegenerative disease and in cancer drug sensitivity
 
Company provides update on Phase 3 clinical trial of ibutinib in combo with chemo agents
 
A new model of patient-partnered research is at the core of recently launched nonprofit organization
 
Research team reports on a method for altering B cells to create a new anticancer weapon
 
U.K.-based researchers find that mannose can impede tumors
 
Alligator Bioscience and Aptevo Therapeutics presented on potential therapeutic at SITC annual meeting
 
  
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Columbia Business School report examines how cancer drugs have impacted mortality for patients
 
OPINION
CAR-T Next Generation Immunotherapy: Better Targeting, New Approaches
by Dr. Eyal Talor, CEL-SCI
A look at what to expect from the second generation of cancer immunotherapies, after the progress--and pitfalls--of CAR-T cell therapies

Guest Commentary: Planning successful oncology trials amid a rapidly shifting treatment landscape
by JK Bryan & A Zupnick, Novella
When it comes to oncology clinical trials, drug developers need to stay abreast of the rapidly evolving and competitive landscape while also remaining flexible and innovative in responding to these changes

Enhancing Immuno-Oncology with RNA Interference
by Dr. Alexey Eliseev, RXi
The “War on Cancer” declared by the National Cancer Act of 1971 proceeded through a series of evolutionary developments in chemotherapy, radiation treatments and targeted therapies, but until recently was only marginally successful in extending the lives of late-stage cancer patients. A major breakthrough has been achieved over the last decade with the development of immunotherapeutic treatments that empower a patient’s own immune cells to destroy tumors

 
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