July 13, 2015
Article
Research may hasten the effort to determine which strains of cancer will eventually become resistant to chemotherapy, paving the way for developing more effective targeted treatments.
July 06, 2015
Article
A study, by M. Cecilia Cano, PhD, et al at the Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, has shown that monotherapy treatment with PI3K inhibitors may worsen a patient’s cancer by causing more aggressive tumor cell behavior and increasing the likelihood of metastases to other organs.
June 15, 2015
Article
Inhibition of the activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) protein may prevent metastasis of breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Research.
May 21, 2015
Article
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 18, 2015, details payer cost and use, as well as out-of-pocket (OOP) spending, for privately insured nonelderly patients receiving oral or intravenous (IV) chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.