Tel Aviv University Team Uses CRISPR Technique to Destroy Metastatic Cancer Cells in Mice
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Tel Aviv University Team Uses CRISPR Technique to Destroy Metastatic Cancer Cells in Mice

     The latest news from Israeli scientists, published in the Times of Israel, is that researchers at Tel Aviv University have accurately targeted cancerous cells in mice using CRISPR.…

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New Combination for HRD-Positive Ovarian Cancer Gets EU Approval
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New Combination for HRD-Positive Ovarian Cancer Gets EU Approval

According to a story from Cancer Network, the European Commission has recently approved a two-part combination treatment for advanced, homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive ovarian cancer. This first-line maintenance treatment consists…

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A Negative Side Effect of COVID-19: Reduced Cancer Screenings
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A Negative Side Effect of COVID-19: Reduced Cancer Screenings

In her early 20's, Mackenzie Alleman lost her mother to breast cancer. Then, at 28, she herself underwent a preventative double mastectomy after learning that she carried the mutated BRCA1 gene.…

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The FDA has Extended Approval of Zejula for Ovarian Cancer Patients With and Without BRCA Mutations

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has just announced that Zejula, otherwise known as niraparib, has just been approved for cancer patients beyond those who have a BRCA+ mutation. The patients now included in…

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Potential Treatment for BRCA Mutated Pancreatic Cancer Performs Well in Trial
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Potential Treatment for BRCA Mutated Pancreatic Cancer Performs Well in Trial

According to a story from BioPortfolio, AstraZeneca and Merck have recently announced the results from a phase 3 clinical trial testing olaparib (marketed as LYNPARZA®) as a treatment for BRCA…

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CRISPR Uncovers New Gene Fusion as Novel Drug Target for Brain, Ovarian and other Cancers

  CRISPR-Cas9, the genome editing tool, has caused quite a stir in the scientific community. According to a recent article in Science Daily, with results published in Nature Communications, CRISPR has…

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Trial Data Reveals Improved Quality of Life for Ovarian Cancer Patients Taking Rucaparib
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Trial Data Reveals Improved Quality of Life for Ovarian Cancer Patients Taking Rucaparib

According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Clovis Oncology, Inc. recently released data from a phase 3 clinical trial of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer taking the company's…

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Could This Investigational Drug be a New Treatment Option for Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
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Could This Investigational Drug be a New Treatment Option for Acute Myeloid Leukemia?

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Innovation Pharmaceuticals recently released a report in which recent studies and pre-clinical research has suggested that the company's experimental drug Kevetrin…

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