FDA approves Opdivo to treat advanced form of kidney cancer Pooja Bhatia Bhatia24 Nov 2015 10:10 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) renal cell carcinoma, a form of...
FDA approves J&J drug-Darzalex for advanced multiple myeloma Pooja Bhatia Bhatia17 Nov 2015 9:53 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it had approved Darzalex (daratumumab) for patients who had already undergone at least three...
Blood-brain barrier breached for first time to treat cancer Pooja Bhatia Bhatia16 Nov 2015 10:20 AM ISTTORONTO: For the first time, scientists have successfully breached the human blood-brain barrier non-invasively to effectively deliver cancer-fighting...
FDA approves new pill for non-small cell lung cancer Meghna A Singhania15 Nov 2015 3:58 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for an oral medication to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
Lifeline express gets cancer and family planning operations coach Pooja Bhatia Bhatia14 Nov 2015 1:45 PM ISTLifeline Express, the one-of-its kind hospital on the wheels in the world to serve the country’s poor and remote regions, is now equipped to perform...
Heat-activated grenades to treat cancer Pooja Bhatia Bhatia3 Nov 2015 10:36 AM ISTCancer drug-packed ‘grenades’ with heat sensitive triggers are under-development by a group of international researchers at the University of...
Doctors Participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Drive Meghna A Singhania1 Nov 2015 12:23 PM ISTMUMBAI:Â Â Over 1,000 healthcare workers and doctors participated in a mass breast cancer awareness drive organised by a city based hospital.The drive...
New phototherapy system can help fight cancer Meghna A Singhania31 Oct 2015 12:36 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new phototherapy system that makes cancer cells glow when exposed to near-infrared light, so a surgeon can identify the...
Pfizer targets to be a leader in cancer drug treatment Pooja Bhatia Bhatia23 Sept 2015 3:45 PM ISTDrug giant Pfizer is reported to start 20 clinical trials this year and more soon after to become a drug giant in the cancer medicine space. Only...
ICMR to set up blood disorder centre in Maharashtra Meghna A Singhania13 Sept 2015 1:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday initiated efforts to set up a satellite centre of the National Institute of...
Myriad Genetics partners with Positive Bioscience for cancer treatment Pooja Bhatia Bhatia20 Aug 2015 12:58 PM ISTMyriad Genetics has forged a partnership with Positive Bioscience to develop molecular genomic based cancer testing in IndiaUS-based molecular...
Dr Reddy's ties up with Amgen to market three drugs in India Meghna A Singhania8 Aug 2015 12:29 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Thursday said it has inked a pact with US-based biotechnology firm Amgen to market its three drugs used to treat...
