Drugs used after and in addition to surgery are calledadjuvant therapy(辅助治疗). Chemotherapy or other types of therapy prior to surgery are calledneoadjuvant therapy(新辅助治疗). There are currently three main groups of medica...
Breast cancer risk after exposure to fertility drugs. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2013; 13 (2):149–157. doi: 10.1586/era.12.181. [ Cross Ref ]Lo Russo G, Spinelli GP, Tomao S, Rossi B, Frati L, Panici PB, Vici P, Codacci Pisanelli G, Tomao F: Breast cancer risk after ...
Cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE has recommended routine NHS use of two new therapies for women with advanced breast cancer – Gilead's Trodelvy and Novartis' Piqray – in England. In a statement, the health technology assessment (HTA) organisation sai
A class of drugs used to treat certain breast cancers could help to tackle lung cancers that have become resistant to targeted therapies, suggests a new study in mice from the Francis Crick Institute and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). The research, published inCell Reports, found that...
by Journal of Clinical Investigation A team of researchers, led by Carlos Arteaga, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, has identified a mechanism by which human breast cancer cells can develop resistance to one group of drugs used to treat breast cancer, suggesting new approaches to...
Current cancer therapies include surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and combination modalities such as chemoradiotherapy. While any of these methods can serve as a primary treatment, surgery remains the most commonly used approach for many of the most prevalent ...
Keytruda is used to treat multiple types of cancer such as melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, urothelial carcinoma, gastric cancer, and many others. It is given as an infusion into your vein (IV
Arimidex lowers estrogen levels in postmenopausal women, which may slow the growth of certain types of breast tumors that need estrogen to grow in the body.Arimidex is used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women.Arimidex is often given to women whose cancer has progressed even after ...
Neither drug was designed to treat cancer. Metformin, discovered in 1922 and used clinically since 1957, was developed to treat type-2 diabetes. It decreases glucose production by the liver and increases insulin sensitivity. The other drug, heme, marketed as panhematin, was first crystallized fro...
It also has a pipeline of drugs under development that includes potential treatments for a form of lung cancer and advanced breast cancer. “We think this really changes dramatically the oncology presence of Pfizer, makes it one of a kind," Bourla said. Seagen’s top seller, Adcetris, treats...