Ovarian cancer: promising results from a combination of immunotherapy
A new immunotherapeutic strategy, combining ipilimumab and nivolumab, gives very promising results in ovarian cancer in the relapse phase.The addition ...
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Cancer: artificial intelligence can predict the effectiveness of immunotherapy
French researchers show in a study that artificial intelligence can predict the effectiveness of immunotherapy, a revolutionary treatment for certain ...
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Melanoma: combination immunotherapy reduces brain metastases
Two combined treatments, ipilimumab and nivolumab, have positive results in patients with stage 4 melanoma brain metastases, according to one ...
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Parkinson’s: promising immunotherapy trials
© iStockPhotosBy stimulating the body's natural defenses to fight cancer, the technique of immunotherapy upset the approach of cancer treatments. ...
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Cancer: gene responsible for hair loss could increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy
American researchers have succeeded in understanding the links between the IKZF1 gene, responsible for hair loss, and the activity of ...
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Advanced lung cancer could do without chemotherapy
A large study in advanced lung cancer has shown that immunotherapy improves survival and reduces side effects compared to standard ...
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United States: advanced breast cancer cured for the first time by immunotherapy
In the United States, a woman with metastasized breast cancer is officially cured with immunotherapy. In addition to being a ...
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Cancer: immunotherapy more effective in men than in women?
According to a new study, the relative survival rate of men treated with immunotherapy for cancer is higher than that ...
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Be careful, immunotherapies for cancer can cause inflammation of the eye
Very effective in the fight against certain cancers such as those of the bladder or lung, immunotherapies can however trigger ...
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Immunotherapy: one in 4 patients responds well to treatment
© Getty ImagesSome cancer patients respond extremely well on immunotherapy During a very long time. This is what doctors call ...
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Lung cancer: Combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy improves survival
In patients with metastasized lung cancer, the combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy improves survival by 50%.In the most common lung ...
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Lung cancer: immunotherapy before surgery reduces relapse rate
Immunotherapy given at the early stage of lung cancer, and before surgery, reduces the size of the tumor to be ...
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Parkinson’s: how sport slows the progression of the disease
According to an American study cited by the New York Times, the fact of practicing physical activity can slow down ...
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A promising new immunotherapy in metastasized lung cancer
A new study finds that a new combination of immunotherapies would be very effective in controlling the progression of lung ...
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Parkinson’s disease: immunotherapy, the new hope of patients
Less than a week before World Parkinson's Day, a promising new treatment for the 200,000 people affected by this disease ...
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Kidney cancer: immunotherapy does better than a specific anti-cancer drug
A new American study reveals that the combination of 2 immunotherapies makes it possible to obtain better response rates than ...
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Autoimmune diseases are not contraindications to immunotherapies in associated cancer
In the event of a pre-existing rheumatological disease, the choice of immunotherapy to treat an incident cancer remains possible without ...
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Advanced melanoma: targeted treatments before surgery reduce the risk of recurrence
A combination of targeted treatments before surgery for stage 3 melanoma would reduce the risk of recurrence. Hope for cancer ...
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Two new avenues for advancing cancer immunotherapy
Cancer cells are abnormal cells that should normally be eliminated by our immune system. Researchers have found why cancer manages ...
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Inoperable lung cancer: the real hopes of immunotherapy
New immunotherapy triples the life expectancy of lung cancer that is locally widespread and resistant to conventional treatment. A hope ...
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Kidney cancer: anti-PD1 antibody increases survival
Treatment with nivolumab would help people with advanced kidney cancer survive longer. These are the updated results of the CheckMate-025 ...
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Cancer: immunotherapy and antibiotics don’t mix
The effectiveness of immunotherapies against cancer is reduced by the use of antibiotics, due to their action on the composition ...
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Peanuts: allergics immune to immunotherapy
People with peanut allergy can eat peanut without symptoms four years after receiving immunotherapyPeanut allergy is the leading cause of ...
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Immunotherapy: encouraging results for gynecological cancers
In this clinical trial, one in five patients saw their cancer regress significantly.At the annual Chicago High Mass dedicated to ...
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New promises of immunotherapy against bladder cancer
© FotoliaHow to treat the bladder cancer ? A clinical trial presented at the annual congress of theAmerican Society of ...
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Immunotherapy: the microbiota influences the response to treatment
The composition of the intestinal flora can predict the effectiveness and toxicity of immunotherapy in patients with melanoma, according to ...
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AIDS: a promising trial relaunches the track of immunotherapy
© iStockWhen we talk about immunotherapy, we mainly think of cancer treatments. However, this approach could also be beneficial for ...
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Leukemia: two babies in remission thanks to immunotherapy
In a UK hospital, two 11 and 15 month old girls with leukemia are in remission after being injected with ...
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Alzheimer’s: restore memory with immunotherapy
Thanks to the injection of interleukin-2, mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease have regained their memory. Promising results which offer therapeutic ...
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Lung cancer: immunotherapy, a promising treatment
© ThinkstockFrom May 29 to June 2, 2015, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) Annual Conference on Cancer takes ...
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