Combination treatment benefits patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the brain

Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) have historically had few treatment options. Now, researchers from The ...
College of Natural Sciences

Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer

The finding suggests other chemo drugs, too, may be making cancer cells cause a surprising immune-system reaction.
CURE

How Recent Lung Cancer FDA Approvals are Shaping Treatment for Patients

Dr. Brian S. Henick, a medical oncologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and director of the phase 1 program and translational research in aerodigestive cancers, outlined in an interview ...
NBC Washington

Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they're getting closer

Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. Drugmakers have poured billions of dollars into developing ADCs. The medicines are designed to deliver potent ...
Medscape

Chemotherapy Drug Shortages Become Cancer-Care Reality

Intermittent shortages of various injectable chemotherapy drugs have become a regular part of cancer care, with oncology practices reporting that despite their best efforts to mitigate supply ...
NBC Los Angeles

Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they're getting closer

Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Drugmakers have poured billions of dollars into ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they're getting closer

But the pharmaceutical industry says a popular class of targeted cancer therapies could one day replace chemotherapy and its potential for harsh side effects in some cases. Antibody-drug conjugates ...