For example, MethylGene Inc. (TSX: MYG) is
focusing on cancer treatment, biOasis Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BTI) is pursuing research on disorders of the central nervous system, and Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND) is working on a treatment for acne - related conditions.
Not exact matches
Shares of
cancer -
focused biotech Clovis Oncology soared nearly 50 % in early Monday trading
on the strength of clinical trial results for its ovarian
cancer treatment Rubraca.
A great example of this is a health - care organization called TGEN, which is
focused on developing ways to diagnose
cancer earlier and provide smarter
treatments for patients.
• RefleXion, a Hayward, Calif. - based
cancer treatment firm
focused on positron emission tomography, closed $ 100 million in Series C funding.
Biotech giant Gilead Sciences is beefing up its
cancer drug portfolio with a $ 11.9 billion deal to buy Kite Pharma, a company
focused on a groundbreaking new class of
treatments that turns the body's own immune cells into targeted blood
cancer killers.
So, Loncar took matters into his own hands and created a new type of biotech index that
focuses exclusively
on the red - hot field of
cancer immunotherapy drugs (
treatments which use the body's immune system as a conduit to fight
cancer).
Sierra Oncology, Inc., a clinical stage drug development company
focused on advancing next - generation DNA damage response therapeutics for the
treatment of patients with
cancer, went public near $ 29 in July 2015, then began a downtrend that continued through a June 2017 all - time low of $ 1.10.
She has a particular
focus on breast
cancer research and
treatment, and in 2015, she donated $ 25 million to this area.
We can
focus on what we truly want to do, whether that is discovering the next new
cancer treatment, developing the most competitive solar panels, or working
on the latest computer chip technology.
Macrogenics, a biopharmaceutical company, is
focused on discovering and developing innovative antibody - based therapeutics for the
treatment of
cancer, as well as various autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases.
While previous studies have surveyed the genomic characteristics of tumors confined to the prostate gland, the new study is the first to
focus on metastatic hormone resistant prostate
cancers, which can be difficult to treat because they often develop resistance to standard
treatments.
Precision
cancer care
focuses on identifying the specific biomarkers of a patient's
cancer, which can help doctors make decisions about the best
treatment options.
For this study, Dr. Lou and his colleagues
focused on triple - negative breast
cancer, which is difficult to treat, because it does not exhibit receptors for estrogen, progesterone or the HER - 2 / neu gene, which are targets for many current breast
cancer treatments.
The article
focuses mainly
on patients with
cancer, who often undergo
treatments that can cause profound alterations in the gut microbiota and potentially contribute to the development of complications.
«Funding research
focused on helping patients survive longer is critical, and studies such as this advance our goal of not only improving
treatments for brain
cancer, but eventually finding a cure.»
This discovery is in line with the recent advances in
cancer immunotherapy, a field that
focuses on the design of
treatments based
on the human immune system.
«Other studies have looked at racial disparities in
treatment and still others have
focused on racial differences in survival rates of
cancer patients, but our research attempted to go further by demonstrating the impact of race - based inequalities in cancer treatment on survival rates of black colorectal cancer patients,» said James D. Murphy, MD, MS, assistant professor and chief of the Radiation Oncology Gastrointestinal Tumor Service at UC San Diego Moores Cancer C
cancer patients, but our research attempted to go further by demonstrating the impact of race - based inequalities in
cancer treatment on survival rates of black colorectal cancer patients,» said James D. Murphy, MD, MS, assistant professor and chief of the Radiation Oncology Gastrointestinal Tumor Service at UC San Diego Moores Cancer C
cancer treatment on survival rates of black colorectal
cancer patients,» said James D. Murphy, MD, MS, assistant professor and chief of the Radiation Oncology Gastrointestinal Tumor Service at UC San Diego Moores Cancer C
cancer patients,» said James D. Murphy, MD, MS, assistant professor and chief of the Radiation Oncology Gastrointestinal Tumor Service at UC San Diego Moores
Cancer C
Cancer Center.
She helped lead a GSK project
focused on designing a monoclonal antibody to link to the HER3 receptor
on human cells as a
treatment for
cancer.
Maggie Blanks, Pancreatic
Cancer Research Fund's CEO, said: «It's because of these bleak facts that our funding strategy focuses on finding and developing alternative, effective treatments for patients as well as finding a way to diagnose pancreatic cancer at an early
Cancer Research Fund's CEO, said: «It's because of these bleak facts that our funding strategy
focuses on finding and developing alternative, effective
treatments for patients as well as finding a way to diagnose pancreatic
cancer at an early
cancer at an early stage.
As we are seeing more women survive breast
cancer, we need to focus on long term survivorship issues and ensuring that women have access to this important part of treatment,» says study first author Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer C
cancer, we need to
focus on long term survivorship issues and ensuring that women have access to this important part of
treatment,» says study first author Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Comprehensive
Cancer C
Cancer Center.
This webinar is the first in a series (see Part 2 here)
focusing on the pathways that allow for
cancer development and progression, the emerging research in identifying and targeting these pathways, and the innovations in the development of
cancer treatment options.
«There's an increasingly recognized
focus on the holistic
treatment of
cancer patients.
«Current
cancer treatment often
focuses on targeting
cancer cells, but is not
focused on targeting the fibrotic connective tissue, that may develop first, before you have
cancer.
Numerous DDS studies have been conducted but most have
focused on treatments for
cancer.
The findings, published Feb. 10 in the journal
Cancer Cell, raise hopes that treatment strategies that focus on both enzymes simultaneously could help bring molecularly targeted treatments to AML, a common blood c
Cancer Cell, raise hopes that
treatment strategies that
focus on both enzymes simultaneously could help bring molecularly targeted
treatments to AML, a common blood
cancercancer.
«Unique study
focuses on combined
treatment approach for locally advanced pancreatic
cancer.»
The collection contains over 20,000 different samples of Salmonella, with half of the samples housed at the
Cancer Research Center where researchers affiliated with MU focus on three areas of cancer research: early detection, targeted treatment and new, effective chemoth
Cancer Research Center where researchers affiliated with MU
focus on three areas of
cancer research: early detection, targeted treatment and new, effective chemoth
cancer research: early detection, targeted
treatment and new, effective chemotherapy.
From screenings to diagnosis and
treatment, our
cancer care is available at all seven locations across Greater Houston, so you can
focus on healing, surviving and thriving.
Radiation
treatment, also known as radiotherapy, destroys
cancer by
focusing high - energy rays
on the
cancer cells.
This year's Action Award honorees include global leaders in the fight to end
cancer as we know it; a world leader in advancing the emerging field of regenerative medicine and game - changing cell therapy medical
treatments; the president of a non-profit group
focused on developing cures for chronic, debilitating and fatal diseases; a sickle cell and stem cell advocate and founder / science administrator of the Axis Advocacy; and the founding director of the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Japan's Kyoto University.
These centers
focus the efforts of collaborative groups of researchers
on defined areas of inquiry, to accelerate progress toward the development of new
treatments and vaccines to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes,
cancer and infectious disease.
Every day, more than 30 scientists
focus on new research therapies and innovative
treatments to attack the fourth most common
cancer among men.
The Red and Charline McCombs Institute for the Early Detection and
Treatment of Cancer brings together thought leaders in six key areas of biomedical research to focus on molecular - based approaches to cancer diagnosis and t
Treatment of
Cancer brings together thought leaders in six key areas of biomedical research to focus on molecular - based approaches to cancer diagnosis and trea
Cancer brings together thought leaders in six key areas of biomedical research to
focus on molecular - based approaches to
cancer diagnosis and trea
cancer diagnosis and
treatmenttreatment.
Her research
focuses on the quality of
cancer care in two areas: (1) quality of life for
cancer patients undergoing
treatment and (2) coordination of care for
cancer survivors.
Heidi Simmons decided to
focus on cell therapy for
treatment of blood
cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, where healthy cells are infused into patients to replenish those damaged by
cancer.
[39] These results underscore the importance of monitoring long - term
treatment of CNS metastasis in this subtype of lung
cancer, and the importance of
focusing on non — WBRT - based
treatments to achieve a meaningful response.
He also held several positions of increasing leadership at Praecis Pharmaceuticals, including Director of Cell Biology, where he initiated or contributed to the establishment of numerous research projects
focusing on the discovery of novel therapeutics for the
treatment of
cancer, inflammation, infectious disease, and neurological disorders.
Argos is
focused on the
treatment of metastatic
cancers and chronic infections using a proprietary platform technology that stimulates immune cells with messenger RNA.
Dr Jayaraman, Senior Lecturer in the Institute of
Cancer Sciences — part of the Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, said: «This unique collaboration
focuses on the identification of new mechanisms and new targets for
treatment.
Much of the research to be presented is
focused on immunotherapy, which is seen as the most promising advance in
cancer treatment in decades.
Much of my work
focuses on communication about the
cancer diagnosis,
cancer treatment decision - making, and the transition to palliative care, where communication can have a major impact
on the care that unfolds at the end of life.
Big Pharma's
focus on blockbuster
cancer drugs squeezes out research into potential
treatments that are more affordable.
There, she used her modeling prowess to solve problems plaguing
cancer treatment,
focusing on a type of lung
cancer, among others.
By
focusing on specific plans for
treatment, the book is an invaluable resource for the daily care of
cancer patients.
Our current efforts relating to our pluripotent stem cell platform are
focused on developing AST - OPC1 (hES cell - derived neural cells) for the
treatment of spinal cord injury and other neurodegenerative diseases, and AST - VAC2 (hES cell - derived immunotherapy) for
cancer.
She is registred to the National Order of Biologists in the province of Palermo; collaboration in research project from 2012 to 2015 at the Department of Biopathology and Biotechnology, University of Palermo,
focusing the study
on the identification of molecules capable to modulate intracellular metabolic pathways for the prevention and
treatment of infectious, tumor and degenerative disease, in collaboration with Prof. Angela Santoni, University of Rome; collaboration in research project in 2011 at the hospital «Villa Sofia Cervello» of Palermo to study methods can cure the genetic defect that causes thalassemia through genetic engineering; she studies different mechanisms of the differentiation and the activation of human gammadelta T cells as effector cells of the immune response against
cancer and infectious diseases; she investigates about the identification and development of biomarkers of resistance and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; Valentina Orlando has published 13 papers in peer reviewed journals and 3 comunications at national and international congress.
A new multicenter trial
focuses on providing precision
treatments for rare
cancers based
on genetics, not tumor site.
Focused on the
treatment of
cancers and blood disorders, as well as directing chemotherapy care, the hematologists and oncologists at Wake Forest Baptist Health work as part of a team of specialists to provide the best possible care in North Carolina.
His research, including an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award,
focuses on colorectal, liver metastases and pancreatic
cancer treatments.
Cancer immunotherapy is focused on the immune system and is often more targeted than conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or rad
Cancer immunotherapy is
focused on the immune system and is often more targeted than conventional
cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or rad
cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation