News tagged with chemotherapy resistance
Bisphenol A linked to chemotherapy resistance
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists.
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Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy
Feb 10, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumors become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based chemotherapy ...
New treatment shows promise against recurrent gynecologic cancers
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(BRONX, NY) - Recurrent and metastatic endometrial and ovarian cancers can be notoriously difficult to treat: They have spread to other organs and typically have developed resistance to chemotherapy; and patients already ...
Discovery major step forward in treating leukemia
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered for the first time a pathway that makes cancerous leukaemia cells resistant to treatment.
Researchers overcome chemotherapy resistance in the lab
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Researchers from McGill University's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a compound that reduces resistance to chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer. Their results were published in the June issue of The Journal of Cl ...
Exercise reduces fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Supervised exercise programmes that include high and low intense cardiovascular and resistance training can help reduce fatigue in patients with cancer who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy or treatment for advanced disease. ...
Researchers identify genes linked to chemoresistance
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Two genes may contribute to chemotherapy resistance in drugs like 5-fluorouracil, which is used in liver cancer treatment, according to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers.
How eating fruit and vegetables can improve cancer patients' response to chemotherapy
Oct 22, 2008 |
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The leading cause of death in all cancer patients continues to be the resistance of tumor cells to chemotherapy, a form of treatment in which chemicals are used to kill cells.
Pancreatic cancer: Researchers find drug that reverses resistance to chemotherapy
Sep 24, 2009 |
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For the first time researchers have shown that by inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK-1, it is possible to make pancreatic cancer cells sensitive to chemotherapy, opening the way for the development of a new drug ...
Hi-tech 'Trojan horse' can kill cancer cells: researchers
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.
Stroma genomic signature predicts resistance to anthracyclin-based chemotherapy in breast cancer
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research in Molecular Oncology in Lausanne have developed a new test to predict how breast cancer patients respond to chemotherapy, ...
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