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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Actress Kathy Bates Discusses Being Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer…and Surviving
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Actress Kathy Bates Discusses Being Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer…and Surviving

According to a story from yahoo.com, actress Kathy Bates realized when she was fairly young that she was at an increased risk for breast cancer. This was because both her…

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Experimental Cancer Drug Displays Potential in a Number of Rare Cancers
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Experimental Cancer Drug Displays Potential in a Number of Rare Cancers

According to a story from EurekAlert!, a new type of cancer drug that is being described as a "Trojan horse" that infiltrates cancer tumors is showing potential in several types…

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Oregon Health & Science University to Participate in Study to Predict Treatment Response for Rare Cancer

According to a story from IT Business Net, the medical company KIYATEC, Inc., has recently announced that that the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University has joined…

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National Geographic Features Innovative Research That Will Advance Precision Medicine

Perhaps the most difficult thing about rare disease research is that not only do the conditions affect only a small portion of the population, but like every diagnosis, they affect…

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One Doctor’s Thoughts on the Problems with the Ovarian Cancer Screening Advice on The Ellen Show
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One Doctor’s Thoughts on the Problems with the Ovarian Cancer Screening Advice on The Ellen Show

Ellen Pompeo, who plays a doctor on Gray's Anatomy and was featured as a guest on Ellen Degeneres' The Ellen Show. We recently read an opinion piece on drjengunter.wordpress.com from OB/GYN,…

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