Utilisation of semiconductor sequencing for the detection of predictive biomarkers in glioblastoma Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer, with debilitating symptoms including seizures, memory loss, difficulties in language processing, muscle...
Oncologica® launches an integrated Test and Sequence platform to combine high capacity PCR testing with SARS-CoV-2 variant identification The Covid-19 pandemic has had major impact on the social and economic activities of the United Kingdom and has resulted in many...
Immunotherapy: an anti-cancer treatment based on harnessing our own immune system to attack cancer cells Immunotherapy, in which the body’s own immune system is harnessed to kill cancer cells in patients with advanced disease, is proving a powerful treatment in around...
Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small...
Cancer immunotherapy drug “less toxic and prolongs life” An immunotherapy drug that could save some cancer patients from the ordeal of extreme chemotherapy may also help them live longer, researchers say. In a trial, pembrolizumab kept head and neck cancers at bay for...
