Pembrolizumab leads to remission in patients of rare pregnancy cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThree out of four patients with the cancerous forms of the gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) went into remission after receiving the...
Contrast-Enhanced Mammography as good as Breast MRI for Residual Breast Cancer evaluation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Dec 2017 7:05 PM ISTContrast-enhanced digital mammography is comparable to breast MRI in evaluating residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant endocrine therapy or...
2 Year Old Patient Beats Back Leukemia and Inspires Thousands of Potential Stem Cell Donors Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTOn a bright, sunny weekend in March 2017, Aubrey and Tyler Kelly decided to celebrate their new family of five with a camping trip before the end of...
Gene therapy safe and effective in babies with 'bubble boy' disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTEarly evidence suggests that gene therapy developed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will lead to broad protection for infants with the...
CAR T, immunotherapy bring new hope for multiple myeloma patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTTwo investigational immunotherapy approaches, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, have shown encouraging results in the...
Melatonin may help treat blood cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTResearchers have examined the potential benefits of melatonin, a hormone made by a small gland in the brain, for treating blood cancers such as...
Electric Scalp Device Prolongs Survival in Glioblastoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTA device attached to a patient’s scalp that delivers a continuous dose of low-intensity electric fields improves survival and slows the growth of a...
Study suggests earache might be a sign of rare cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTCancer of the ear is quite rare and most often develops in the outer skin. The condition can affect any of the three parts of the ear; the inner,...
Study shows stem cell transplant is better than drug therapy for scleroderma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTScleroderma with internal organ involvement is a debilitating and lethal autoimmune disorder with few effective treatments. But a study led by Duke...
Small-cell lung cancer patients face barriers to receiving standard-of-care treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTDespite decades of clinical research establishing chemotherapy with thoracic radiation as the standard-of-care for the initial management of...
Trastuzumab: No negative impact on cardiac function Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTLong-term follow-up results of the NRG Oncology trial NSABP B-31 have shown that the addition of trastuzumab to adjuvant chemotherapy does not...
Pancreatic Cancer Accelerated by Stress : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study shows that stress accelerates the development of pancreatic cancer by triggering the release of “fight-or-flight” hormones....
