News tagged with cyclophosphamide
Powerful myeloma treatment regimen shows promise for AL amyloidosis
Two studies published today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), demonstrate preliminary success of an effective multiple myeloma (MM) regimen in patients with AL amyloidosis, a rare and devast ...
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Study offers first clinical evidence of anti-cancer drug triggering viral infection
Important advances in the fight against cancer have come as researchers proved that viruses and cancers interact in ways that were previously unknown to scientists.
Apr 12, 2010 |
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A potent and selective anti-tumor agent on human gastric adenocarcinoma
Previous studies on shikonin, a chemical derived from the Chinese medicinal herb had anti-tumor effects although it was found to be toxic. However, an acetyl derivative, acetylshikonin had less toxicity and prevented the ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Alternative therapy for lupus nephritis
Lupus is a rare but serious disease that mainly affects women of child-bearing age and occurs when the body's immune system goes awry, damaging a variety of organs. When kidneys are targeted, patients develop lupus nephritis, ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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New therapy combination prolongs survival in dogs with lymphoma
A new immunotherapy for companion dogs with advanced-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) has been shown to improve survival while maintaining quality of life, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The st ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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A genetic accelerator hits the gas on autoimmune diseases
A "genetic accelerator" is responsible for the most severe cases of Lupus (systemic lupus erythemathosus), an autoimmune disease: the accelerator, called enhancer HS1.2, speeds up the activity of some critical genes of the ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Childhood cancer survivors' exposure to chemotherapy, radiation does not increase risk of birth defects in their childre
A large, retrospective study shows that children of childhood cancer survivors who received prior treatment involving radiation to testes or ovaries and/or chemotherapy with alkylating agents do not have an increased risk ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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More intensive chemotherapy dramatically improves recurrence, survival in younger patients with aggressive lymphoma
Younger patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma given a more intensive regimen of chemotherapy combined with rituximab survive significantly longer, and are approximately twice as likely to remain in remission 3 years ...
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Study: Mycophenolate is superior to azathioprine as treatment for lupus nephritis
A new large, international study finds that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil is superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence
Stockholm, Sweden: A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the ...
Sep 25, 2011 |
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New half-match bone marrow transplant procedure yields promising outcomes for cancer patients
Half-matched bone marrow or stem cell transplants for blood cancer patients have typically been associated with disappointing clinical outcomes. However, a clinical trial conducted at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Clinical trial shows benefit to adding avastin to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
Amid the controversy surrounding the Food and Drug Administration's ruling that Avastin should no longer be used to treat metastatic breast cancer, a new multinational Phase III clinical trial shows that Avastin significantly ...
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Researchers discover possible drug targets for common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between two proteins involved in regulating cell growth that could provide possible new drug targets for treating diffuse large ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Half-matched transplants widen pool of donors for leukemia and lymphoma
Identifying a suitable donor for leukemia and lymphoma patients who need bone marrow transplants may be far easier now that results of two clinical trials show transplant results with half-matched bone marrow or umbilical ...
Jul 07, 2011 |
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