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Cancer signaling discovery reveals potential path to more effective cancer drugs

by Brown University edited by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Cancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of Health Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could enable the development of new cancer treatments, according to a study led by Dr. Martin Taylor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of […]

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Boehringer wins US approval for cancer drug

by Tim Loh edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Alexander Pol   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH won approval in the U.S. for its drug to treat a challenging form of lung cancer, offering a growth avenue for the privately-held German pharmaceuticals company. The drug, called zongertinib, can now be used on patients with HER2-mutant

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Chemistry breakthrough has potential to make more effective cancer drugs with less harmful side effects

University of Bristol FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Image shows the simple chemical building blocks used to assemble complex tetrasubstituted alkenes. view more  Credit: University of Bristol Chemists have discovered for the first time a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, including a drug used to treat breast cancer. The research,

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Generic cancer drugs are failing quality tests

  Cancer patients in more than 100 countries are at risk of receiving ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects, reports a team from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). Generic drugs are used all around the world, but they’re especially relied upon in places with fewer resources and less access to more expensive treatments.

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