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BioNTech-Bristol Drug Shows Hope For Breast Cancer Patients With Few Options

BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) on Tuesday shared the first interim data from a global randomized Phase 2 trial of pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545) plus chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) irrespective of PD-L1 expression levels.

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Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954

In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design."

LiveScience

AstraZeneca Wins FDA Nod For Imfinzi Combination Regimen In Tough-To-Treat Stomach Cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with standard-of-care FLOT chemotherapy (fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel) for resectable, early-stage, and locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers.

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‘It would be cheaper if I died:’ Cancer patients are battling insurance companies for their lives

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: Cancer patients, oncologists and advocates tell Rhian Lubin why the US health insurance system needs urgent reform, and is risking the lives of Americans fighting the disease

The Independent UK

Zymeworks, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Stocks Climb On Robust Gastroesophageal Trial Outcomes And Upcoming Regulatory Plans

Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYME) stock is surging on Monday, with a session volume of 2.17 million, compared to an average volume of 728.75K, according to Benzinga Pro.

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Some women start menopause after surgery or medical treatment. Here’s how it’s different

For most women, menopause occurs naturally around the age of 49. In the lead up to menopause, the quality and quantity of eggs declines over time. Then the ovaries stop releasing eggs completely.

The Conversation

‘Doctors gave my mother cancer drugs for 12 years too long – I want answers from the NHS’

‘The more chemo she had, the more we celebrated... it was horrific,’ says daughter of one of more than 30 patients hit by overprescribing scandal

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Royal Biographer Claims Queen Camilla Made a "Questionable" Joke About Princess Kate's Video Announcing End of Chemotherapy Treatment

"Occasionally, however, her sense of humor strays."

Marie Claire

Strictly professional to undergo second cancer operation this week

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has announced she is scheduled to undergo another mastectomy this week. The dancer clarified that the upcoming surgery is not to treat a new cancer diagnosis. Dowden's medical team is confident that, all going well, she can expect a straightforward recovery. She expressed her…

The Independent UK

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic diagnosed with testicular cancer

Topic has been working out throughout the process and didn’t want the diagnosis revealed until after he started treatment

The Independent UK

Thunder guard Nikola Topic, 20, undergoing treatment for testicular cancer

Oklahoma City Thunder say their 2024 first-round draft pick, Nikola Topic, is undergoing chemotherapy to treat testicular cancer

The Guardian - US

'Chemo brain' may stem from damage to the brain's drainage system

An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain. This is linked to memory issues in mice.

LiveScience

‘Embarrassing’ cancer symptom kept teen from speaking up for months

The teenager underwent gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy for several months

The Independent UK

How a new light-based cancer treatment could destroy tumours without harming healthy cells – using LEDs

Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today’s therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain vital tools, yet they often damage healthy cells alongside cancerous ones, leaving patients exhausted and vulnerable to long-term side effects.

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We Treat Cancer and Overlook the Damage to Others: Why Childhood Cancer and Autism Are Rising and What We Must Do Now

The standard assumption is that once the medication is in a patient, that process is over. But that's not correct. The USP 800 standard recognizes that "handling body fluids (e.g., urine, feces, sweat, or vomit)" from patients treated with these life-altering chemicals is an avoidable risk.

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What's Going On With Summit Therapeutics Stock On Monday?

Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT) stock is trading lower on Monday. The company shared progress on its lead drug candidate and third-quarter financial results.

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Merck's Keytruda Plus Chemo Regimen Shows Overall Survival Benefit In Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) announced data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 trial (ENGOT-ov65) of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (paclitaxel) with or without Roche Holdings AG’s (OTC:RHHBY) Avastin (bevacizumab).

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AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo Partnered Breast Cancer Drug Shows Survival Benefit Over Chemotherapy

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo on Monday released high-level results from the TROPION-Breast02 Phase 3 trial.

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‘I beat cancer – but a postcode lottery of fertility services nearly robbed me of hopes of becoming a mother’

Fertility preservation remains inconsistent with the NHS

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Coroner Exposes Mom For Contributing To Daughter’s Passing By Influencing Her To Refuse Chemo

“If coffee enemas were a sustainable treatment for cancer. We would’ve cured cancer years ago!”

International Business Times UK

Kate Shemirani Daughter's Cause of Death: Why Is The Coroner Raising Serious Concerns?

Paloma Shemirani died after rejecting chemotherapy; the coroner cited her mother Kate Shemirani's influence as a major contributing factor.

The Independent UK

‘My conspiracy theorist mother never told me my sister had died after refusing chemotherapy’

Paloma Shemirani died seven months after being diagnosed with cancer and pursuing ‘alternative treatment’ under her mother’s guidance

Evening Standard

Cambridge graduate who refused chemotherapy was ‘brainwashed’, says brother

Paloma Shemirani, 23, was ‘adversely influenced’ by her parents and others into not having chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer.

The Guardian - UK

UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma despite doctors’ concerns

Evening Standard

Woman who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 last year and was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital where she died five days later.

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