Cancer Treatment Development

Ten Cancer Drugs That “Made Headlines” in 2017

With upgrading of technologies and better understanding of diseases, the death rate caused by cancers is considerably decreased. According to the 2017 Cancer Progress Report released by the American Association […]

FDA Approves Neratinib for Extended Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer

On July 17, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved neratinib (Nerlynx, Puma Biotechnology, Inc.) for the extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early stage HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer to […]

P7C3 Attenuates the Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairments in C57BL/6J Mice

P7C3 Attenuates the Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairments in C57BL/6J Mice

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common type of dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a decline in cognitive function and memory impairment. Characteristic neuropathological features of AD are accumulation of amyloid […]

Renal Cell Cancer

Renal Cell Cancer

Renal cell cancer (RCC) is responsible for 3.7 % of all cancers diagnosed yearly and is ranked as the third most common urological cancer in the US population. The average age at diagnosis […]

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of death among cancer patients. The 5-year overall survival rate in patients with localized cancer is 55.2 %, and this decreases to 4.3 % […]

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Older Adults

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Older Adults

Cancer is primarily a disease of the older adult with more than 50 % of new cases occurring in adults older than 65 years. The care of older adults with cancer can […]

Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a new frontier in bladder cancer

Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a new frontier in bladder cancer

  Immunotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibition in particular present an exciting opportunity for the treatment of bladder cancer. Over the last 30 years, bladder cancer patients have seen few advances in the […]

Checkpoint inhibitors in immunotherapy of ovarian cancer

Checkpoint inhibitors in immunotherapy of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from numerous parts, mainly the outer lining of the ovary called germinal epithelium. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women, which causes […]

Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a patent review(2010-2015)

Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a patent review(2010-2015)

The ability of the immune system to detect and eliminate cancer was first proposed over 100 years ago. Since then, T cells reactive against tumor-associated antigens have been detected in […]

Antioxidants May Increase the Rate of Melanoma Metastasis

Antioxidants May Increase the Rate of Melanoma Metastasis

Following the finding that antioxidants might make the tumor grow faster, a recent study found that antioxidants are potential to double the rate for the metastasis of melanoma. The study […]