Cancer Articles
Researchers re-engineered the structure of the commonly ussed chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) into that of a “spherical nucleic acid” — a nanostructure that weaves the drug directly into DNA strands coating tiny spheres, making its cancer cell-killing ability 20,000 more effective, while also reducing its toxicity.
Early data from a Phase II clinical trial show a combination of immunotherapy medications can activate a robust immune response and help overcome treatment resistance in patients with refractory melanoma.
A study has found that for patients with certain types of advanced lung or skin cancer, administration of a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with increased overall survival.
New research has found that patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.