Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies. The drug may not become available to patients for a number of years yet, but researchers believe that if clinical trials are successful, it could be used to tackle a variety of…
New Class of Drugs Could Help Tackle Treatment-Resistant Cancers
Leukemia Treatment Can Be Made More Effective By Using a Drug for Iron Overload
Chemotherapy for one type of leukaemia could be improved by giving patients a drug currently used to treat an unrelated condition, new research shows. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer that stops healthy blood cell production. Chemotherapy is the standard treatment, but improvements are needed as the five-year survival rate in patients older…
Early Trials Show Potential for Treating Hay Fever with Grass Protein Fragments
Protein fragments taken from grass can help protect hay fever patients from allergic reactions to pollen grains. The findings come from a study to be published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, which shows that the approach could potentially overcome complications associated with current immune-based therapies for hay fever. In a first-in-human trial,…