Rituximab, an anti-cancer drug targeting the membrane protein CD20, was the first approved therapeutic antibody against B tumor cells. Immunologists at the University of Freiburg have now solved a mystery about how it works. A team headed by Professor Dr. Michael Reth used cell cultures, healthy cells, and cells from cancer patients to investigate how […]
Researchers in the United States and Canada have conducted a study showing that just a single dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is likely to protect against emerging variants. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that continues […]
A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School found a way to detect the presence of ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples, normally used to detect cervical cancer. Currently, no early warning system exists for ovarian cancer, which in 2021, is estimated to kill more than 13,700 women, according […]
The principles of a music education approach for children show promise when used as the basis for music therapy with adult cancer patients. That is the conclusion of a feasibility study co-written by Cindy Colwell, University of Kansas professor of music, and Jennifer Fiore, a KU alumna and current faculty member at Western Michigan University, […]
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Characterizing tumors can be difficult when they are located inside an organ, often requiring elaborate biopsy procedures to collect tumor tissue. However, tumors release characteristic compounds into the bloodstream that could serve as biomarkers, such as extracellular vesicles (EV) that bud from cells. Image Credit: Chansom Pantip / Shutterstock.com Scientists have recently shown that Imaging […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. IMATINIB APOTEX CMI V1 Contains the active ingredient imatinib mesilate Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some of the common questions about imatinib. It does not contain all the […]
